Mrs. Mary McLeod ... that the McLeod children attend. The family could only afford to send one; Mary was selected. She walked the five miles to and from the Maysville school and did her homework ...

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – ...

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 ...

Mary McLeod Bethune started a school in 1904 with $1.50 and five students. It is now Bethune-Cookman University.

cornhole isn’t just a game you play in the backyard with your family— it’s a way of life. Streker was a local elementary school teacher for 18 years, teaching at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune ...