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Mary McLeod Bethune with a Line of Girls from the School from the World Digital Library "A Passion for Social Equality: Mary McLeod Bethune's Race Woman Leadership and the New Deal", a political biography; Mary McLeod Bethune, the NCNW, and the Prewar Push for Equal Opportunity in Defense Projects; Uniforms at A History of Central Florida Podcast
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875--May 18, 1955) was an educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for black students that eventually became Bethune–Cookman University. Born in South Carolina to parents who had been slaves, she took an early interest in her own education.
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Mary McLeod Bethune with a line of girls from the school in 1905 Girls at the school library circa 1919. Daytona Normal and industrial School, originally Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls was established in Daytona Beach, Florida by Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904.
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 ...
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.
Finally, Mary McLeod Bethune is getting her just due. She spent her life like a guardian angel protecting the downtrodden from predatory bigots and coercive governments.
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.