Marie C. Bolden, a thirteen-year-old black girl whose father was a mail carrier, was the only Cleveland speller with no errors, so she was named the individual champion and received a gold medal. [8] [6] [9] [10]

Jun 1, 2023 · In 1908, Marie C Bolden, an African American teenager, became the first-ever spelling bee champion in the US, overcoming tricky words like 'acquiesce', 'descendant' and...

Jun 2, 2023 · Marie C. Bolden made national headlines when she turned in a flawless performance at a spelling bee in Cleveland. Her competitors included white students from segregated school...

Jun 1, 2023 · Before a crowd of thousands in Cleveland on June 29, 1908, Marie C. Bolden, 14, defied the odds and won what is believed to be the first national spelling bee competition. She was the only...

May 30, 2017 · Marie C. Bolden achieved a perfect score in test of more than 100 words as part of the National Education Association's annual meeting in Cleveland.

Marie C. Bolden was 13 when she became the first national spelling bee champion in the United States.

Jun 9, 2023 · Marie C. Bolden, a 13-year-old Cleveland girl, was America's first spelling bee winner in 1908. Columnist Justice B. Hill writes that it was an era that wasn't ready for...

Jun 2, 2023 · Marie C. Bolden made national headlines when she turned in a flawless performance at a spelling bee in Cleveland. Her competitors included white students from segregated school districts in the...

Oct 26, 2024 · Babbel Marie Bolden was 13 years old when she won America’s first-ever national spelling bee In 1908, Marie C Bolden, an African American teenager, became the first-ever spelling bee champion in the US, overcoming tricky words like ‘acquiesce’, ‘descendant’ and ‘millinery’ on her way to the top. But her achievement was quickly eclipsed by racial prejudice, and her story rarely ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29. -- A little negro girl, Marie Bolden, the 14-year-old daughter of a Cleveland mail carrier, won the international spelling championship in the contest held at the...