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Wil Lou Gray, Part 3 - Mother's Medical Condition Wil Lou and her family learn about the seriosness of their mother’s medical condition.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 3 - Attending Seminary Mary receives a scholarship to attend seminary in Concord, North Carolina. She receives her own room at the top of the stairs. She struggles at first...
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Wil Lou Gray, Part 1 - Wil's Early Years A young Wil Lou Gray struggles to move from childhood to adulthood, and struggles further to act like a lady. She argues with her brother Dial.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 4 - Opens Her First School Unable to find a position as an African American, she returns to Maysville with her husband Albertus, a fellow teacher. They find a schoolhouse in...
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 1 - Mary's Early Life The beginning of the Mary McLeod Bethune story. Mary was a sharecropper’s daughter, one of seventeen children, who from a young age had a desire and...
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 2 - Mary's School Years At eleven years old Mary begins to learn from Miss Emma Wilson at a school for black children.
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Anne Austin Young, Part 5 - Anne Shares Her Dream with Dr. Young Anne shares her desire to become a doctor with Dr. Henry Young. In a time period when women were expected to fill certain roles and...
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Anne Austin Young, Part 6 - Anne's Teaching Causes Controversy Anne returns home to teach to save money in order to attend the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In a time period...
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Anne Austin Young, Part 3 - Anne's Choice Results in Controversy Anne’s choice to pursue medicine divides her community and even her family. In a time period when women were expected to fill certain...
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Anne Austin Young, Part 4 - Anne Meets Dr. Henry Young Anne Austin meets dentist, Dr. Henry Young, who will become her husband. In a time period when women were expected to fill certain roles and...