Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – ...
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Unlike her parents and 16 siblings ... president of the National Council of Negro Women, presents the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the council's silver ...
Mary McLeod Bethune taught black girls they could be more
Mary McLeod Bethune started a school in 1904 with $1.50 and five students. It is now Bethune-Cookman University.
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A First Lady
Born Mary Jane McLeod, Bethune was the 15th of 17 children. She grew up on a farm in South Carolina and began working in the fields when she was 5. The only child in her family to be educated, she ...
Bethune-Cookman University chaplain sees students in food giveaway lines, takes action
Bethune-Cookman University has opened a food bank, Mother Mary's Market, for students, faculty and staff in a building on the ...
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Unlike her parents and 16 siblings ... president of the National Council of Negro Women, presents the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the council's silver ...