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02888cam a2200421Ia 4500 001 1D48DC566BF811DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730152228 008 020618r20011999inua b s001 0beng 020 $a 9780253215031 020 $a 025321503X 040 $a EUF $c EUF $d SILO $d OCLCQ $d BAKER $d OCLCG $d LG@ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E185.97.B34 $b A25 2001 082 4 $a 370.92 100 1 $a Bethune, Mary McLeod, $d 1875-1955. 240 10 $a Selections. $f 1999 245 1 $a Mary McLeod Bethune : $b building a better world : essays and selected documents / $c edited by Audrey Thomas McCluskey and Elaine M. Smith. 260 $a Bloomington : $b Indiana University Press, $c 2001, c1999. 300 $a xvi, 317 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-305) and index. 505 0 $a In pursuit of unalienable rights: Mary McLeod Bethune in historical perspective (1875-1955) -- Self-revelations: "Like bruises on an oyster" (1940-1955) -- Educational leadership: "The unfolding of my soul": (1902-1942) -- Womanist activism: "We are being heard!" (1917-1949) -- Politics and public issues: stateswomen in Washington (1936-1945) -- The last years: "Building a better world" (1951-1955). 520 $a Once hailed as the most influential black women in the United States, Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) began her public career as a teacher in rural Florida, rising to an appointment in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, where she assumed the role of advocate for a wide range of black interests. This volume explores the multi-faceted career of this important black leader in her roles as stateswoman, politician, educational leader, and social visionary. It offers a combination of original documentary sources and analysis of Bethune's life and work. The editors have selected more than 70 documents spanning 53 years of the public life of this remarkable woman. Included are letters, memoranda, position papers, newspaper columns, interviews, speeches, and minutes of meetings. 600 10 $a Bethune, Mary McLeod, $d 1875-1955. 650 0 $a African American women educators $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American educators $v Biography. 600 10 $a Bethune, Mary McLeod, $d 1875-1955 $v Archives. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $x History $y 20th century $v Sources. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $x History $y 20th century $v Sources. 650 0 $a African American women $x History $z Florida $x History $y 20th century $v Sources. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $v Sources. 700 1 $a McCluskey, Audrey T. 700 1 $a Smith, Elaine M., $d 1942- 941 $a 2 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717015556.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20151001025531.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1D48DC566BF811DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a C0 $b LG@Initiate Another SILO Locator Search