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  2. Black Cabinet - Wikipedia

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    Another prominent member of Roosevelt's Black Cabinet was Eugene K. Jones, the Executive Secretary of the National Urban League, a major civil rights organization. One of the most well-known members, and the only woman, was Mary McLeod Bethune. Bethune's political affinity to the Roosevelts was so strong that she changed her party allegiance. [12]

  3. Mary McLeod Bethune - Wikipedia

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    Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (née McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955 [1]) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist.

  4. National Youth Administration - Wikipedia

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    Ross, B. Joyce. "Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Youth Administration: A case study of power relationships in the Black Cabinet of Franklin D. Roosevelt." Journal of Negro History 60.1 (1975): 1–28. online; Tyack, David et al. Public Schools in Hard Times (1970) online

  5. 13 influential women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. who ...

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    2. Mary McLeod Bethune An educator, stateswoman, and philanthropist, Mary McLeod Bethune founded what is now Bethune-Cookman University. She also served as a key advisor to President Franklin D ...

  6. Black educator Mary McLeod Bethune honored in U.S ... - AOL

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    Civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune has become the first Black person officially recognized in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.

  7. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

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    The National Park Service purchased Council House in 1994 and renamed it the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site. [8] The National Council of Negro Women purchased as its new headquarters Sears House—an $8 million, six-story, 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m 2 ) historic building at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. [ 15 ]

  8. Statue Of Mary McLeod Bethune Replaces Confederate ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  9. National Council of Negro Women - Wikipedia

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    Officers of the National Council of Negro Women. Founder Mary McLeod Bethune is at center. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities.