Question

question 7 of 10

which activist focused on providing economic opportunities for black women and girls?

a. nannie helen burroughs
b. alice paul
c. amelia earhart
d. mary mcleod bethune

Explanation:

Analyze the question and options

The question asks to identify the activist who focused on providing economic opportunities for Black women and girls.

Evaluate the candidates

• Nannie Helen Burroughs: An educator, orator, and activist who founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, D.C., in 1909. Her curriculum emphasized vocational training, professional skills, and industrial education alongside academic subjects, specifically aiming to provide economic independence and opportunities for Black women and girls.
• Alice Paul: A white suffragist and feminist leader who focused primarily on women's voting rights (the Nineteenth Amendment) and the Equal Rights Amendment.
• Amelia Earhart: An aviation pioneer and author, not a social activist focused on economic opportunities for Black women.
• Mary McLeod Bethune: An educator and civil rights leader who founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls (which later became Bethune-Cookman University) and founded the National Council of Negro Women. While she was highly influential in education and civil rights, Burroughs' primary, signature focus at her National Training School was explicitly structured around vocational training to secure immediate economic opportunities and self-sufficiency for Black women and girls.

Confirm the correct choice

Nannie Helen Burroughs is the most precise match for the specific focus on vocational and economic empowerment for Black women and girls through her national school.

Answer:

• (A) Nannie Helen Burroughs (Correct answer)
• (B) Alice Paul
• (C) Amelia Earhart
• (D) Mary McLeod Bethune