Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Mrs. Mary McLeod ... Black students, until 1942. With the success of her school, Bethune went on to be a spokesman for her race and her gender. In 1935, she founded the National Council of Negro ...
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Five Black female law enforcement officials honored at 30th Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Umbrella Awards
held its 30th annual Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Umbrella Awards and Recognition Luncheon. On Sunday, five Black women in law enforcement were honored, alongside scholarship recipients for their ...
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A First Lady
the founder and first director of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Museum and the National Archives for Black Women’s History. “From 1935 to her death in 1955, she was the single most important ...
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Mrs. Mary McLeod ... Black students, until 1942. With the success of her school, Bethune went on to be a spokesman for her race and her gender. In 1935, she founded the National Council of Negro ...