Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 ... Through their friendship, Bethune met President Franklin Roosevelt and he named her to be chair of the National Youth Administration, a federal agency.

Franklin Roosevelt appointed her as Director of ... president of the National Council of Negro Women, presents the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Her solitary grave rests among the serene beauty of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Yet, the school’s founder — Mary ... President Franklin Roosevelt and he ...

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Mary McLeod Bethune rose from a childhood of poverty and hard work to become the only child in her family to receive an education. She went on to start a school for African American girls, serve as an ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955. Director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration, advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on issues of minority affairs and interracial relations.

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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 ...