Table of Contents

Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
I. In Pursuit of Unalienable Rights: Mary McLeod Bethune in Historical Perspective (1875-1955)
II. Self-Revelations: "Like Bruises on an Oyster" (1940-1955)
III. Educational Leadership: "The Unfolding of My Soul (1902-1942)
IV. Woman Activism: "We Are Being Heard!" (1917-1949)
V. Politics and Public Issues: Stateswoman in Washington (1936-1945)
VI. The Last Years: "Building a Better World" (1951-1955)
Milestones: A Selected Chronology
Sources
Bibliography
Index

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An anthology of writings by one of the most influential black women in America

About the Author

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 to the Mary McLeod Bethune Papers.

Reviews

"This book uniquely combines the original documentary sources and scholarly examination of Bethune's long and multifaceted career as a stateswoman, politician, educational leader and visionary." --Black Issues Book Review "From this documentary portrait, a talented and multifaceted contributor to the black experience in the 20th-century U.S. emerges. Much is owed to Bethune, and readers gain an appreciation of that debt." --Choice "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... 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