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Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She attracted donations of time and money, and developed the academic school as a college. It later continued to develop as Bethune-Cookman University. She also was appointed as a national adviser to president Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of what was known as his Black Cabinet. She was known as "The First Lady of The Struggle" because of her commitment to gain better lives for African Americans.

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I plunged into the job of creating something from nothing. . . . Though I hadn't a penny left, I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.

Creating, Faith, God, Jobs, Life

For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.

Africa, Beat, Daughter, Drums, Inspirational, Mother

Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

Black, Done, Man, Men, White, White Man

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.

Dreadful, Force, Lead, Power, World

I have had more than half a century of such happiness. A great deal of worry and sorrow, too, but never a worry or a sorrow that was not offset by a purple iris, a lark, a bluebird, or a dewy morning glory.

Lark, Morning, Nature, Offset, Purple, Worry

Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.

Belongs, Full, History, Inspirational, Time, Women

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.

Challenge, Challenges, Peace, Power, Racial

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

Change, Courage, Good, Powerful, Unlimited Potential, Youth

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

Art, Artist, Cease, Inspiring, Seek

From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could.

Education, Learning, Littles, Useful, Way

Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.

Building, Children, Lose, World

Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt

Forgiveness, Forgiving, Hurt, Letting, Letting Go

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

Believe, Learn, Self, Stop, World

A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow.

Destiny, Hopes, Individuality, Prizes, Tomorrow

Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.

Gold, Labor, Nuggets, Reading, Takes, Time

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Factor, Faith, Life, Peace, Service

Enter to learn; depart to serve.

Depart, Enter, Learn, Serve

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.

Inspirational, Education, Reading, Whole, Opened, Read

To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job!

Courage, Decision, Dollars, Jobs, Years

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.

Acceptance, God, Indebted, Life, Women

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