Mary McLeod was an educator and activist. She was known as the “most influential black women in the U.S.” Mary McLeod Bethune served as the president for National Association of Colored Women and Founded the National Council of Negro Women.
Mary Mcleod Bethune was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She is the daughter of former slaves, Samuel and Patsy McIntosh. From an early age, she worked in the fields with her family. Being one of 17 children, McLeod Bethune was the first to go to school. A woman in Detroit decided that she would pay for all Mary’s expenses. She attended and graduated from the Scotia Seminary for Girls in 1893. McLeod believed that education was a way to stop black discrimination. She devoted her life to ensure the right to education and freedom for blacks. …show more content…
However, in 1923, she agreed to coalesce with Cookman Institute, a Methodist school for Negro boys, forming the Bethune-Cookman College.
Mary McLeod Bethune died in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 18, 1955 of a heart attack. She is a historical figure in twentieth-century black women's history. She is mostly remembered for creating a school that African Americans can go to. Her life and work formed a major link connecting the social reform efforts of post-Reconstruction black women to the political protest activities of the generation emerging after World War
Mary Mcleod Bethune was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She is the daughter of former slaves, Samuel and Patsy McIntosh. From an early age, she worked in the fields with her family. Being one of 17 children, McLeod Bethune was the first to go to school. A woman in Detroit decided that she would pay for all Mary’s expenses. She attended and graduated from the Scotia Seminary for Girls in 1893. McLeod believed that education was a way to stop black discrimination. She devoted her life to ensure the right to education and freedom for blacks. …show more content…
However, in 1923, she agreed to coalesce with Cookman Institute, a Methodist school for Negro boys, forming the Bethune-Cookman College.
Mary McLeod Bethune died in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 18, 1955 of a heart attack. She is a historical figure in twentieth-century black women's history. She is mostly remembered for creating a school that African Americans can go to. Her life and work formed a major link connecting the social reform efforts of post-Reconstruction black women to the political protest activities of the generation emerging after World War