Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253336260 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Smith, on the history faculty at Alabama State University, is an authority on Bethune and has published articles in the Journal of Negro History and Black Women in America: an Historical Encyclopedia . Audrey Thomas McCluskey is Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University and has had a long association the National Women's Studies Association. Articles have appeare
She also has written the introduction to the Guide to the Mary McLeod Bethune papers. Articles have appeared in Signs, Florida Historical Quarterly, and The Western Journal of Black Studies. Elaine M. About the Author Audrey Thomas McCluskey is Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University and has had a long association the National Women's Studies Association. Smith, on the history faculty at Alabama State University, is an authority on Bethune and has published articles in the Journal of Negro History and Black Women in America: an Historical Encyclopedia . She has published widely
The more than 70 documents, spanning 53 years of Bethune's public life, include letters, memoranda, position papers, newspaper columns, interviews, and speeches. It offers a unique combination of original documentary sources and analysis of Bethune's life and work. Essays by the editors relate these documents to the phases of Bethune's career.. This volume explores the multi-faceted career of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) in her roles as stateswoman, politician, educational leader, and social visionary
A thorough examination of a complex hero's life A Customer Mary McLeod Bethune is one of those known/unknown African-American heroines. While many have heard her name, still many don't know of her longtime, prosperous friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, or the details about her life as a young southern girl with more than a dozen brothers and sisters. Many also know there's a college in Daytona named for her, in part (Bethune-Cookman), but they don't know her relationship to the institution. This book, a comprehensive look at her life, answers many of those questions, and more. For those who already know about her life and want more depth (or even a biography written