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Mary McLeod Bethune
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| authority | the right and power to lead |
| debate team | a team that competes by making arguments for or against an idea |
| depression | a time when many people lose jobs and companies go out of business |
| diligence | hard work over a long time |
| justice | equal treatment under the law |
| missionary | a person who helps people while teaching them about a religion |
| respect for and acceptance of authority | believing leaders have the right to lead |
| segregation | a system of keeping people of different races seperate |
| volunteer | a person who helps people or groups without pay |
| Who taught Bethune a lot about how to teach and run a school? | Lucy Craft Laney |
| Where did Bethune learn to argue for her ideas? | On the debate team |
| What did Bethune want to go do in Africa? | Be a missionary, but the churches would NOT let her go because she was African American |
| Where did Mary start a school? | Daytona, Florida with only $1.50 |
| The school needed books and desks, which are ___________. | Capital resources |
| By 1931, the school had grown and become a ____________. | College |
| What did Bethune start to help in communities? | Clubs for African American women |
| President Roosevelt hired Bethune to work in _________________ a program that created jobs for teenagers and young adults. | National Youth Administration |
| What 2 awards did Bethune receive? | 1. Medal of Honor from Haiti in 1949 2. Star of Africa Award from Liberia in 1952 |
| Mary McLeod Bethune was the first woman and African American to be honored with a ______________ in a park in Washington DC. | Statue |
| How did Mary McLeod Bethune show diligence? | She showed diligence by never giving up and working hard to build a school. When she didn't have enough money, she asked churches and clubs for help. She also baked and sold pies. |
| How did she show respect for and acceptance of authority? | Mary showed respect for and acceptance of authority by going to meetings of leaders who wanted to help children when asked by the President. |
| How did the comment that a white girl made to Mary when she was a child about not being able to read influence her life? | The comment influenced her life, because she became determined one day to learn how to read. She wanted to prove that determination also led her going farther in her education and opening a school for girls. |
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