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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (Mother Mary Jane McLeod Bethune) 
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (Mother Mary Jane McLeod Bethune)
South Carolina, United States
Mother Mary Jane McLeod, (1875–1955) the 15th of 17 children was the child of former slaves. She grew up to start a university and advise presidents. In 1904, Bethune opened a boarding school, the Daytona Beach Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls. Eventually, Bethune’s school became a college, merging with the all-male Cookman Institute to form Bethune-Cookman College in 1929. It issued its first degrees in 1943. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=988336092138897&set=a.7
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The only child in her family to be educated, she walked eight miles to school each day. https://www.npca.org/articles/1243-a-first-lady
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South Carolina, United States
Mother Mary Jane McLeod, (1875–1955) the 15th of 17 children was the child of former slaves. She grew up to start a university and advise presidents. In 1904, Bethune opened a boarding school, the Daytona Beach Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls. Eventually, Bethune’s school became a college, merging with the all-male Cookman Institute to form Bethune-Cookman College in 1929. It issued its first degrees in 1943. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=988336092138897&set=a.7
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LAST 12 MONTHS: 0
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
The only child in her family to be educated, she walked eight miles to school each day. https://www.npca.org/articles/1243-a-first-lady
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2024.27] 07/07/2024
Education, philanthropy, humanitarianism, women's rights and civil rights were all changed by the activism of Mary Jane McLeod Bethune.
[P7.2024.27] 07/07/2024
Education, philanthropy, humanitarianism, women's rights and civil rights were all changed by the activism of Mary Jane McLeod Bethune.