Dorothy Height (right), 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 anniversary lunch ...

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in ... Along the way, she befriended First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who stayed at her home on the Bethune-Cookman campus on three different occasions.

DAYTONA BEACH — Her solitary grave rests among the serene beauty of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Yet, the school’s founder — Mary ... First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who ...

In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the trailblazing women activists and politicians who paved the way in ...

COOKE] It was not a secret that Eleanor Roosevelt was friends and, and had a soft side for African American people. She was very good friends with Mary McLeod Bethune, who at the time was probably ...

In the years following her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt served as American ambassador to ... events to celebrate Walker’s 160th birthday and her legacy. Mary McLeod Bethune rose from a childhood ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955 ... Author of The Second Sex, a book that paved the way for modern feminism. Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962. First Lady of the United States, known for being outspoken ...

This year’s show told the story of the life of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955 ... and her friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to name Bethune as Director of Negro ...

Now the main message: Mary McLeod Bethune ... Mrs. Bethune was founder and president emeritus of Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Fla., founder of the National Council of Negro Women, and ...