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Mary Mcleod BethuneBy: Caroline Burdsal

Birth

Do you know where Mary Mcleod Bethune was born? She was born on this following day July 10, 1875. The place she was born is Mayesville North Carolina.

Family

Do you know Mary Mcleod Bethune’s family is? Almost all of her sixteen bothers and sisters were born in slavery, and her husband was Albertus Bethune.

Early Life

Do you know what Mary Mcleod Bethune’s early life was like? She grew up in slavery, like the other seventeen slaves as children. All of her family worked so they will get money.

Education

Do you know where Mary Mcleod Bethune learned at Scotia Seminary, but now it is Barber-Scotia College. All of her teachers said she was a good student,and she always tries her best.

Adult Life

Do you know what Mary Mcleod Bethune’s adult life was like? She moved to Savannah Georgia when she married Albertus Bethune. She had a teaching job in 1897. She was appoited to a teching job at Haines Normal.

Major Accomplishments

Do you know what Mary Mcleod Bethune’s major accomplishments are? In 1949 she got two historic awards. The first award is the Haiti’s award and her seond one is the foremost women award.

How She Changed The World

Do you know how Mary Mcleod Bethune changed the world? She wanted to open a school for African- American school. She focased on that African- American school and opened it at Dayton Beach.

Death

Do you know where and how Mary Mcleod Bethune died? She died at her house with a Heart Attack. Her house was in Dayton Beach remember.