Women in History: Did You Know?
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Did you know that Mary McLeod Bethune worked for the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and lobbied for his support on a proposed law against lynching?
Born to former slaves, she was a former president of the NAACP and founder of the National Council of Negro Women.
She also founded Bethune-Cookman College, where she served as president.
Her house is preserved by the National Park Service as Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site in Washington, DC.
Another amazing woman.
In honor of Black History Month this February, the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center is celebrating notable women of color.
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