Mary McLeod Bethune was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. Her parents,Samuel and Patsy McLeod were former slaves, and she was the youngest of seventeen children. She was the only child in her family to be born in freedom. Her mother worked for her former owner, and her family raised enough money to get five acres of land. Her father grew cotton on that land.…
educators in United States history. She was a leader of women, an adviser to several American presidents, and a powerful champion of equality among races. Mary McLeod was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She died on May 18, 1995 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were former slaves, as were most of her brothers and sisters. (Mary was the fifteenth of seventeen children.) After her parents were freed, they saved up and bought a small farm of their own. Mary helped her parents on the family farm. When she was eleven years old, she entered a school established by a missionary from the Presbyterian Church. She walked five miles to and from school each day, then spent her evenings teaching everything she had learned to the rest of her family. (Halasa, Malu)…
Mrs. Dorothy McFerrin of Humble, Texas emulates authentic leadership through her vision and actions that have made a difference as she has modeled the way through her distinguished service in her communities, contributions, and continuous outward search for innovative ways to improve communities and schools. She demonstrates a commitment to bringing like minded people together, facilitating relationships, and searching for opportunities to reach the highest standards for the future of Texas children. McFerrin has been a voice of encouragement and enthusiasm through her inspiring commitment to schools and has ignited others through collaboration in such roles as an elementary school PTO President, Humble High School Site Based -Management Team member, organizer of Red Ribbon for…
As the great parts of the Afro-American history, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois played the most important roles in the problem of Negro leadership of nineteenth- twentieth centuries. The Negro leadership problem caused considerable debate among Negro leaders: how to obtain first-class citizenship for the Negro American. Some black leaders encouraged Negroes to become skilled workers. Others advocated struggle for civil rights, especially the right to vote. In the theory it would lead to the economic and social rights. The two remarkable black men were presenting two opposite solutions of the most heated controversy in Negro leadership at that time. For two decades Washington was the founder and the trustworthy base of a dominant tone…
In Maysville, South Carolina on July 10, 1875 a leading educator furthermore civil rights activist named Mary McLeod Bethune was born. Bethune was a standout amongst the vast majority of African American women. She was serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women, founding the Bethune-Cookman College, and establishing the National Council of Negro Women. Bethune worked as an educator for a decade and believed that education provided the key to racial equality.…
Franklin Roosevelt appointed who, a prominent educator, as special adviser on minority affairs? Mary McLeod Bethune…
What does it take to be number one? As we know everyone loves a winner. Most people if they were asked who the fastest man in the world was? They would correctly answer with the name Usain Bolt. Nobody remembers number two right? However, let us imagine Mr. Bolt being told that he could compete in track and field but he could not officially win any medal because he was Jamaican. Sounds far-fetched today and against our values and everything we stand for in the 21st century? Well in the 1800s, things were very different especially for women and Mary Calkins was no exception. Mary Calkins not only made countless contributions to the field of psychology, her perseverance changed many perceptions resulting in…
accomplished ways of equality and unity in our society was an African American women, Ida B.…
Through her work, she helped improve the status of African Americans in society. She helped many people see their potential to do great things. Bethune gave people the opportunity to get educated, knowing that education was the key to success in America. She improved the rights of women, blacks, and other minority groups through her plentiful leadership positions. The contributions that Mary McLeod Bethune made to the nation are those of a true American hero. She saw beyond her own personal barriers and was able to change our way of life as Floridians and Americans. Her contributions to society has enabled African American students such as myself to be able to further our education and make positive contributions to society. Mary McLeod Bethune passed away in 1955, but her legacy lives on in the hearts of Floridians…
The capacity for evolution defines the intellectual, emotional, social, physical, spiritual, and historical experience of humanity across time and space. It is this human capacity for simple and complex changes within the structures of self and society which provides the inspiration for the scholarly study of leadership. The term leader naturally conjures up historic examples of remarkable human beings, like, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Junior, Muhammed Ghandi, Mother Theresea, and countless others whose life example points out the ability of an individual to ignite within humanity a yearning for cooperative efforts toward creating and sustaining change. Leadership is woven into the fabric of our indivivual and societal life, it provides…
Wendy is an authentic leader with legitimate power. When she knew the education was a major problem, not only did she theorize a practical solution, but decided to…
she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This resulted in a…
I am Mary Todd Lincoln. I was born on December 13, 1818, and I died on July 16th, 1882. Throughout my life it seemed like everyone I loved or got close with died. My story is extensive, but this is my life.…
Mary Parker Follett was in constant search of ways to lead and improve management in her lifetime, but unbeknownst to her, her work would continue to influence generations of business management professionals. Her compassion for the individual led her to collaborate with all levels of an organization. Follett believed that true leaders were those who worked to influence and turn their followers into leaders themselves. Her concept of constructive conflict was revolutionary and a completely new way of viewing conflict to actually benefit an organization rather than practice dominance or compromise. Follett believed in integration and using those desires from both parties to create a better working environment and to mutually benefit both groups.…
Mary McLeod Bethune, a diamond in the rough, became a smooth, attractive, and precious stone during her time on earth. She was born to a family of ex-slaves; later in life, she became an equal right activist for black Americans. Who would have thought she would be advocate and counsel to four US Presidents? Bethune was well known, and she was passionate about racial advancements, education, and equality for blacks. Her exposure to strong, independent, female role models ultimately developed her belief that black women play a major role in sustaining the black race.…