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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (née McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist.
Pioneering educator and college founder Mary McLeod Bethune set educational standards for today’s Black colleges and served as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Discover more about her on womenshistory.org.
6 days ago · Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator who was active nationally in African American affairs and was a special adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the problems of minority groups. In 1935 she founded the National Council of Negro Women, of which she remained president until 1949.
To the Black press, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was often referred to as the ”First Lady of Negro America.” She was nationally recognized for her numerous efforts to enhance the circumstances of Black Americans.
Mary McLeod Bethune was a passionate educator and presidential advisor. In her long career of public service, she became one of the earliest black female activists that helped lay the foundation to the modern civil rights movement.
For half a century, Mary McLeod Bethune led a vanguard of black American women who pointed the nation toward its best ideals. In 1974, the NCNW raised funds to install a bronze likeness of...
3 days ago · The educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune died in 1955. Had there been a Mount Rushmore of Black achievement, mourners said at the time, she would have been on it. Bethune’s ...
4 days ago · Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) speaks during a statue unveiling ceremony for civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitols Statuary Hall, on July 13, 2022.
May 29, 2024 · Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse that is now this National Historic Site. The Council House was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and was Bethune’s last home in Washington, DC.
Pioneering American educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune with her students at the one-room schoolhouse she founded, the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls, 1905. Library of Congress.
