Domain 11 - Lesson 4: Mary McLeod Bethune.

Mary McLeod Bethune

A Dedicated Teacher

Multiple Select

Who have we learned about? (choose 2)

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Rosa Park

Multiple Select

For what causes did Susan B. Anthony fight? (choose 2)

• abolition of slavery

• women's suffrage

• civil rights

• human rights

Multiple Select

For what causes did Eleanor Roosevelt fight? (choose 2)

• abolition of slavery

• women's suffrage

• civil rights

• human rights

Multiple Choice

For whom did Eleanor Roosevelt fight?

• African Americans, Native Americans, Women, Children, the poor.

• Asian Americans, Native Americans, Women, Children, the poor.

• African Americans, Asian Americans, Women, Children, the rich.

• African Americans, Asian Americans, Women, Children, the poor.

Multiple Choice

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt's husband?

• President Franklin Roosevelt

• President James Madison

• President Abraham Lincohn

• President Harry Truman

Mary McLeod Bethune

She was a passionate educator and presidential advisor. In her long career of public service, she became one of the earliest black female activitists that helped lay the foundation to the modern civil rights movement.

federal (a)

related to a strong central government with far-reaching powers.

Example: Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that is observed on the third Monday in January.

health care (n)

medical care that is provided to people.

Example: Countries around the world have different ways of providing health care to the citizens.

privilege (n)

an honor or advantage that one person might have that sets them apart in some way.

Example: "I have the privilege of meeting twelve American presidents," said the Queen of England.

proud (adj)

feeling great honor or a sense of satisfaction.

Example: The members of the first-place tennis team were proud of their accomplishments this year.

scholarship (n)

money or an opportunity given a student to study for little or no cost.

Example: Taye studied very hard in high school and earned a full scholarship that paid for his college education.

society (n)

a community of people who live together and share many of the same life experiences.

Mary McLeod Bethune

A Dedicated Teacher

Multiple Choice

Why did Mary consider going to school to be a privilege?

• because very few African American children, especially girls, had the opportunity to do so.

• because many African American children, especially boys, had the opportunity to do so.

• because very few African American children, especially boys, had the opportunity to do so.

• because many African American children, especially girls, had the opportunity to do so.

Multiple Choice

When Mary was thirteen years old, something special happened to her.

What was it?

• She received a scholarship that allowed her to go to school.

• She was able to go to school the first time.

• She graduated early.

• Her parents could not pay her tuition, she ought to quit.

Multiple Choice

How did Mary McLeod Bethune improve the lives of African American girls?

• She started a school for African American girls at the time they had limited opportunities for education.

• She started a school for African American boys at the time they had limited opportunities for education.

• She started a school for African American children at the time they had limited opportunities for education.

Multiple Choice

In which state did her school locate?

• Texas

• California

• New York

• Florida

Multiple Select

In addition to opening a school for girls in Florida, what other institutions did Mary open there?

• Hospital

• Library

• Park

• Circus

Multiple Choice

Why was it difficult for some African American men to vote?

• Because they had to prove that they can read and write, and many had not had the opportunity to learn

• Because they had to prove that they can read and write, and many of them can do it.

• Because of their skin color.

Multiple Choice

What did Mary do to help African American men to do their right of vote?

• She taught classes on weekends so that African American men could learn these skills.

• She taught classes at night so that African American men could learn these skills.

• She helped to read and write for them when they came to vote.