LibGuides: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune: Resources

Essays & Speeches

Building a Better World: Essays and Selected Documents by Audrey Thomas McCluskey (Editor); Elaine M. Smith (Editor); Mary McLeod Bethune
ISBN: 9780253336262
Publication Date: 1999-12-01
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 phases of Bethune's career.

eBook available.

Special Collections

Mary McLeod Bethune by Eloise Greenfield; Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780690011296
Publication Date: 1977-03-01
Bethune was the only one of 17 children in her family to go to school. Through courage and hard work, she became an educator of national importance.
Mary McLeod Bethune by Emma Gelders Sterne
Call Number: SPEC 923.773 B563Ys 1957
Publication Date: 1957
Biography of the Negro educator and leader who founded a school in Florida for Negro children, now Bethune-Cookman College.
She Wanted To Read: The Story of Mary McLeod Bethune by Ella Kaiser Carruth
Publication Date: 1966
A biography of the Negro woman who struggled to educate herself, then spent the rest of her life working to educate and help others.

Biographies

Mary McLeod Bethune by Malu Halasa; Coretta Scott King (Introduction by); Nathan I. Huggins (Editor)
ISBN: 9781555465742
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
-- Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans -- Straightforward and objective writing -- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia -- Essential for multicultural studies
Mary McLeod Bethune by Bernice A. Poole
ISBN: 9780870677830
Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Biography -- A Life Devoted to the Cause of Racial Equality by Rackham Holt
ISBN: B0006BLTSU
Publication Date: 1964
Mary McLeod Bethune by Barbara A. Somervill
ISBN: 9781592960088
Publication Date: 2003-08-01
Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted African-American author, Mary McLeod Bethune.
Mary Mcleod Bethune in Florida by Ashley N. Robertson; Gwendolyn Boyd (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781626199835
Publication Date: 2015-06-29
Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the "First Lady of Negro America," but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well.
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The Life and Legacy of Mary Mcleod Bethune by Nancy Ann Zrinyi Long
ISBN: 9780536120632
Publication Date: 2005-12-22

eBooks

Mary Mcleod Bethune and Black Women's Political Activism by Joyce A. Hanson
Call Number: B 370.92 B563h 2003 c.2
ISBN: 9780826264046
Publication Date: 2003-03-14
Mary McLeod Bethune was a significant figure in American political history. She devoted her life to advancing equal social, economic, and political rights for blacks.

Teaching Material

Children's Books in Library

Mary Mcleod Bethune

eBook

How did Mary McLeod Bethune solve problems? How did she make life better for other people? What did Mary do to help African Americans gain equal rights? Read this book to discover the answers!

Follows the career of the black woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563m 1997 c.2

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who was instrumental in creating opportunities for blacks in education and government.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.0924 B563Ym 1987

Recounts the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who fought poverty and discrimination, founded a college, and worked with Franklin Delano Roosevelt to improve opportunities for blacks.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563d 2003 c.6

A simple biography of the black educator who was instrumental in creating opportunities for blacks in education and government.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563j 2001 c.6

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563m 1992.

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in the cotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563m 1985 c.1

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563Ym 1991 c.1 (multiple copies available)

Learn about the life and accomplishments of this famous educator.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B56Yj 2007

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

Carl S. Swisher Library Juvenile Stacks J 370.92 B563b 2003 c.3