On July 10, 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born to a poverty-stricken family. Out of her seventeen siblings, Mary was the only child to attend school. The other members of the family worked in fields picking cotton. Because her other relatives could go to school, Mary tried her hardest to educate them. This foreshadowed what Mary would later aspire to do in her adulthood.
When she was around eighteen years old, Mary attended the Scotia Seminary on a scholarship. The school was located in Concord, North Carolina and was an all-girls school. After she completed her education at that school, Mary enrolled herself in even more educational courses. These classes were taken at a school known as the Dwight Moody’s Institute for Home and Foreign Missions.
When she was around eighteen years old, Mary attended the Scotia Seminary on a scholarship. The school was located in Concord, North Carolina and was an all-girls school. After she completed her education at that school, Mary enrolled herself in even more educational courses. These classes were taken at a school known as the Dwight Moody’s Institute for Home and Foreign Missions.