Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune Research Paper

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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was an intelligent woman who fought for women’s rights and equality in education. Bethune grew up in poverty, as one of 17 children born to former slaves. In the 1800’s-1900’s African-American’s were not given many opportunities, but it became a different story with Bethune. Bethune became the only child in her family to go to school when a missionary opened a school nearby for African-American children. She obtained a scholarship to the Scotia Seminary School in Concord, North Carolina. She graduated from the Seminary School in 1893 and took her endorsement of knowledge to a missionary school. From here Bethune made it her mission to spread knowledge to others, specifically women. Dr. Bethune has

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