Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was a philanthropist, a humanitarian, an educator, womanist, and Civil Rights activist. Her attributes towards Civil Rights includes founding the National Council of Negro Women in 1935; also establishing the journal “Aframerican Women's Journal”. She also worked with a number of African-American women's organizations including the National Association for Colored Women and the National Youth Administration's Negro Division. Bethune also established a private school for African American students which later became Bethune-Cookman University. She was the sole African American woman officially a part of the U.S. delegation that created the United Nations chapter. She also held a leadership position for the American Women’s Voluntary Services, which was founded by Alice Thronckmorton McLean. Mary McLeod Bethune also worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 to create the Federal Council on Colored Affairs.
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Church Affiliation:Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
Role in the Movement:Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was a philanthropist, a humanitarian, an educator, womanist, and Civil Rights activist.
Birth Place:Mayesville, SC
Born Date:July 10, 1875
Deceased Date:May 18, 1955
Place Lived as Adult:Savannah, GA; Palatka, FL; Daytona, FL; Augusta, GA; Sumter, SC; Washington, DC
Church Location:Daytona Beach, FL