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The Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program, for Floridian students wishing to attend historically Black colleges and universities within the state, is named in her honor. [ 92 ] A statue of Bethune in Jersey City, New Jersey , was dedicated in 2021 in a namesake park across the street from the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center.
Mary McLeod Bethune, 1941–1942 and 1946–1947, Bethune-Cookman College (now Bethune-Cookman University) Isabel McKay, 1951–1965, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute [5] [6] Gertrude Shapiro, 1952–1971, New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science, then renamed New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) [7]
Bethune was very closely tied to the community and believed she knew what African Americans really wanted. She was looked upon very highly by other members of the cabinet, and the younger men called her "Ma Bethune". Bethune was a personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt and, uniquely among the cabinet, had access to the White House.
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial is a bronze statue honoring educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune, by Robert Berks. [1] The monument is the first statue erected on public land in Washington, D.C. to honor an African American and a woman. The statue features an elderly Mrs. Bethune handing a copy of her legacy to two young black children. Mrs.
Students, city leaders and others gathered Monday on the Riverfront Esplanade in Daytona Beach to honor Mary McLeod Bethune's life and legacy.
Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of NCNW, wanted to encourage the participation of Negro women in civic, political, economic and educational activities and institutions. The organization was considered as a clearing house for the dissemination of activities concerning women but wanted to work alongside a group that supported civil rights rather ...
Dr. Bethune is now the first African-American person approved by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Statue Of Mary McLeod Bethune Replaces Confederate Figure In U.S. Capitol ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida champion of civil and women’s rights took the spotlight Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall with the unveiling of a marble statue of Central Florida ...