Inside lay a 1929 letter, Mary McLeod Bethune’s steady cursive inviting Fisk sociologist Charles S. Johnson to help tell her story “as a roadmap for our children’s tomorrow.” ...

When Mary McLeod Bethune died in 1955, tributes flooded in. Mourners said that if there had been a Mount Rushmore of Black achievement, she would have been on it. Born to parents who were enslaved ...

Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, and was recognized by Eleanor for her efforts to help black Americans access education.

Bethune-Cookman University President Albert Mosley speaks from the steps of the historic home of school founder Mary McLeod Bethune on Thursday, July 10, 2025, the 150th anniversary of her birth.

Paisley Henry, age 9, gives as speech as Mary McLeod Bethune, from the second-floor balcony of her historic home on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Thursday, July 10 ...

Bethune was the 15th of 17 children born to Samuel and Patsy McLeod, former slaves, in Mayesville, South Carolina. She rose to become not just the founder of B-CU, but also an advisor to ...

Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism explores renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) and other Black women social change agents, past and present.

Born on July 10, 1875, in South Carolina, Bethune was the youngest of 17 children to parents Samuel and Patsy McLeod. According to the National Women’s History Museum, she studied at Scotia ...

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to former slaves. Found school for girls in 1904 with only $1.50. Friendship with first lady leads to federal appointment at National Youth Administration ...