Step Into The Legacy Of Mary McLeod Bethune In New NMAAHC Exhibit NMAAHC's exhibit features more than 100 images and artifacts highlighting Bethune, NCNW, and other Black women activists.

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.

The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights. A big part of the celebration was the reopening of her historic home on ...

Object Details Photograph by Milton Williams, American, born 1940 Subject of National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935 Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955 Caption The National Park Service ...

A small but enthusiastic group of supporters attended the 150th birthday celebration for civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, featuring a keynote address, music, a spoken word presentation ...

Nonprofit NCNW advances the African American woman, her family and community. National Council of Negro Women, NCNW, is a nonprofit founded in 1935 by Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune to advance the African ...

A balloon release — celebrating what would have been the 150th birthday of civil rights activist and education pioneer Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

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.

Civil rights activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune has made history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Dressed in an early 20th-century suit, hat, and pin, she was there to participate in a ribbon-cutting event and grand reopening of the Mary McLeod Bethune home on the Bethune-Cookman University ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights.