马莎·贝丽是美国佐治亚州罗马市的贝丽学校的创始人。20世纪初的美国虽然已经有了不少知名的私立学校,但公立学校却还是凤毛麟角。身为教师的贝丽为了让穷人的孩子也能有学上,她决定自己筹资在当地兴建一所公立学校。贝丽听说有个叫亨利·福特的汽车商很有钱,而且经常资助一些公益事业,于是她便去向他求助。然而,当得知眼前 Martha Belle is the founder of Belle School in Rome, Georgia. Although the United States already had many well-known private schools in the early 20th century, public schools are still rare. As a teacher, Belle decided to raise money to build a public school in the area in order to get her poor children to learn as well. When Belle heard that a car dealer named Henry Ford was very rich and often funded some public welfare undertakings, she went to see him for help. However, when informed