We had two small globes, and my mother allowed me to learn the use of them from Mr. Reed, the village schoolmaster, who came to teach me for a few weeks in the winter evenings. Besides the ordinary branches, Mr. Reed taught Latin and navigation, but these were out of the question for me. At the village school the boys often learnt Latin, but it was thought sufficient for the girls to be able to read the Bible; very few even learnt writing.
A black-and-white picture of the author. Caption: Mary Somerville, 1780 to 1872.
(from ,begin underline,Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville,end underline,, selected by Martha Somerville)
,begin italics,Booker T. Washington founded Tuskegee University.,end italics,
from ,begin bold,Up from Slavery: An Autobiography,end bold,
During the one or two winters that I was [working for Mrs. Ruffner] she gave me an opportunity to go to school for an hour in the day during a portion of the winter months, but most of my studying was done at night, sometimes alone, sometimes under some one whom I could hire to teach me. Mrs. Ruffner always encouraged and sympathized with me in all my efforts to get an education. It was while living with her that I began to get together my first library. I secured a dry-goods box, knocked out one side of it, put some shelves in it, and began putting into it every kind of book that I could get my hands upon, and called it my "library."
A black-and-white photo of the author. Caption: Booker T. Washington, 1856 to 1915.
(from ,begin underline,Up from Slavery: An Autobiography,end underline,, by Booker T. Washington)
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What do ,begin emphasis,both,end emphasis, Somerville and Washington ,begin emphasis,most,end emphasis, clearly emphasize when describing their educations?
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They knew that they would eventually succeed if they worked hard.
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They quickly became knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects.
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They actively sought whatever instructional materials they could find.
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They had some encouragement but also experienced major obstacles.
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Both Somerville and Washington highlight the challenges they faced in their educational journeys, along with the encouragement they received from individuals in their lives. Somerville mentions limited educational opportunities for girls and Washington notes that he had to work for his education, studying at night and having to create a makeshift library.
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