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Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World, Essays and Selected Documents
McCluskey
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Description for Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World, Essays and Selected Documents
Paperback. An anthology of writings by one of the most influential black women in America Editor(s): McCluskey, Audrey Thomas; Smith, Elaine M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JFSJ; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
"From this documentary portrait, a talented and multifaceted contributor to the black experience in the 20th century United States emerges. Much is owed to Bethune, and readers gain an appreciation of that debt." —Choice
This volume explores the multi-faceted career of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) in her roles as stateswoman, politician, educational leader, and social visionary. It offers a unique combination of original documentary sources and analysis of Bethune's life and work. The more than 70 documents, spanning 53 years of Bethune's public life, include letters, memoranda, position papers, newspaper columns, interviews, and speeches. Essays by the editors relate these documents ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253215031
SKU
V9780253215031
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About McCluskey
AUDREY THOMAS McCLUSKEY is Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University and has had a long association with the National Women's Studies Association. She has published widely on Bethune and other women activists and educators. ELAINE M. SMITH is on the history faculty at Alabama State University. An authority on Bethune, she provided the introductions to the Guides ... Read more
Reviews for Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World, Essays and Selected Documents
Pioneer African American educator, founder of Bethune—Cookman College, founder of national women's organizations, and an adviser to Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt during the New Deal, Mary McLeod Bethune is justifiably famous but often overlooked in the litany of contributors to African American development. This book is less biography and more a documentary testament to the many and diverse contributions ... Read more