Timeline
When was she born?
July 10th, 1875
What did she do for a living?
She was a educator & presidential advisor
What type of school did she open?
She opened the first school for african american girls
What was her husband's name?
Albertus Bethune
When did she die?
May 18th,1955
What did she do for the civil rights?
She found many organizations & led voter registration
How did she change the world?
She helped by laying the foundation to the modern civil rights movement
What is her nickname?
First Lady of the Struggle
When did she get married?
1898
What was her dream job?
To establish a school of her own
What are some of her accomplishments?
She was the first Black woman to have a national monument dedicated to her in the nation's capital
Who was she greatly influenced by?
By her friend and teacher Lucy Craft Laney
When did she move to Florida?
Shortly after her son Albert's birth in 1899
Where did she get her education?
Moody Bible Institute & Barber-Scotia College
What was she known for?
She was one of the earliest black female activists that helped lay the foundation to the modern civil rights movement.
How many kids did her parents have?
seventeen children
When did she write her last will and testament?
It was written in 1964
What school did she graduate from?
She graduated from Scotia Seminary (now Barber-Scotia College) in Concord, North Carolina, in 1893.
What did she do for the black cabinet?
She helped African American youth find employment and opportunity during the Great Depression.
What is her famous quote?
Without faith, nothing is possible.With it nothing is impossible