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WorksheetsMary Mcleod Bethune
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 34mins
She was born into a poor South Carolina family, but was determined to get an education. She later became a teacher and started a school for African-American students.
Mary Washington
Mary L. Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
This African American woman was appointed by __________to head a national youth department, focused on education.
President Franklin
President Roosevelt
President Truman
Which idea was important to Mary McLeod Bethune because in her town, African-American children did not receive the same quality of education as white children.
Equal education
Great teachers
Large schools
Why did Mary want to open a school for African American children?
She loved to teach when she was young.
She believed that all children had a right to a good education.
Her mother was a teacher.
Mary studied at __________ in Chicago, Illinois
Tuskegee University
Moody Bible Institute
Trinity Bible Institute
Mary McLeod Bethune's parents were ________.
housekeepers
storekeepers
farmers
