Mary Mcleod Bethune Building a Better World |
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| Editor:
| McCluskey, Audrey Thomas
Smith, Elaine M. |
| Author:
| Bethune, Mary McLeod |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-33626-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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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 to the...
More DescriptionThis 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 to the phases of Bethune's career.