Mary McLeod Bethune

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Mary McLeod Bethune


Born
in Mayesville, The United States
July 10, 1875

Died
May 18, 1955


Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council for Negro Women in 1935, established the organization's flagship journal Aframerican Women's Journal, and resided as president or leader for myriad African American women's organizations including the National Association for Colored Women and the National Youth Administration's Negro Division. She also was appointed as a national adviser to president Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom she worked with to create the Federal Council on Negro Affairs, also known as the Black Cabinet. She is well known for starting a private school for African-American students i ...more

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We Rise: Speeches by Inspir...

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Stories from the Faerie Que...

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Say It Plain: A Century of ...

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Knowing Him by Heart: Afric...

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“Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”
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“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.”
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“Without faith nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”
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