14th Scripps National Spelling Bee

Spelling bee held in the United States in 1938 February 2025 14th National Spelling Bee File:New national museum of natural history.tif May 31, 1938 National Museum in Washington, D.C. Marian Richardson 12 The Louisville Times Louisville, Kentucky sanitarium 22 Harold F. Harding and George F. Hussey(31 May 1938). Article (paywall), Courier-Journal ("the pronouncers, Dr. Harold E. Harding of George Washington University and George F. Hussey.") 13th Scripps National Spelling Bee 15th Scripps National Spelling Bee The 14th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1938.(31 May 1938). Spelling Bee Finals: 22 Boys and Girls Compete for $1750 Cash Prizes, The New York Sun Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941. The winner was 12-year-old Marian Richardson, who attended a one-room schoolhouse in Floyd County, Indiana, correctly spelling the word sanitarium. Jean Pierce of Kenmore, New York placed second after failing to correctly spell pronunciation.List of National Spelling Bee Champions(1 June 1938). Farm Girl Wins Spelling Bee, Lawrence Journal-World Winner Marian Richardson, later Byrnes, dedicated her life to advocacy. As a college student, she organized one of Indiana University's first NAACP chapters, later becoming a Chicago teacher, a mother of four, and a fierce environmental hero. In 1979, she successfully rallied her neighbors to block a transit facility from destroying the prairie behind her Chicago home. She spent decades leading environmental task forces, stopping a proposed airport, and shuttering a hazardous waste incinerator.2023-03-29 Women's History Month: Marian Byrnes https://www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2023/3/29/womens-history-month-marian-byrnes 2026-06-10 Chicago Ornithological Society en-US She died on May 20, 2010.Eldeib, Duaa. (30 May 2010). Southeast Side activist fought for environment, Chicago Tribune References Category:Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions Category:1938 in education Category:1938 in Washington, D.C. Category:May 1938 in the United States