Interest in the life and legacy of Mary Mcleod Bethune has increased since the educator and civil rights activist was selected to represent Florida in the National Statuary Hall. A documentary film about the statue project is currently in production and a school curriculum is being developed for middle-school students to learn about Dr. Bethune’s life and work on behalf of women and minorities.
Several books have been written about her life, including titles for adults as well as children. The following is a select bibliography of resources to learn more about Mary Mcleod Bethune.
Building a Better World: Essays and Selected Documents, edited by Audrey Thomas McCluskey and Elaine M. Smith
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Malu Halassa
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Bernice A. Poole
Mary Mcleod Bethune: A Biography – A Life Devoted to the Cause of Racial Equality, by Rackham Holt
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Barbara A. Somervill
Mary Mcleod Bethune in Florida, by Ashley N. Robertson
The Life and Legacy of Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Nancy Ann Zrinyi Long
The College Built on Prayer: Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Jesse Walter Dees
Mary Mcleod Bethune: Her Own Words of Inspiration, by Florence Hicks
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Bernice Anderson Poole
Mary Mcleod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women, by Elaine M. Smith
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Emma Gelders Sterne
Mary Mcleod Bethune: Matriarch of Black America, by Earl Devine Martin
Mary Mcleod Bethune A Life of Resourcefulness, by Kristin Sterling
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Margo McLoone
Mary Mcleod Bethune Voice of Black Hope, by Milton Meltzer
Cornerstones of Freedom: The Story of Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Patricia and Fred McKissack
Mary Mcleod Bethune: A Great American Educator, by Patricia McKissack
Mary Mcleod Bethune: Woman of Courage, by Patricia and Fred McKissack
Mary Mcleod Bethune: Empowering Educator, by Lissa Jones Johnston
Miss Mary Mcleod Bethune: Teacher, by Charlotte Thomas Durant
Mary Mcleod Bethune, by Eloise Greenfield
National Council of Negro Women
National Women’s History Museum
Mary Mcleod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
The National WWII Museum
https://www.nationalww2museum.org
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project
https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu
Florida Memory
