Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school for Black girls in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1904 that grew into Bethune Cookman University.
She founded the National Council of Negro Women and advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a leader of his informal Black Cabinet.
Key Facts
- Lived: 1875 to 1955
- Founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935
- Led the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration
- Her statue represents Florida in National Statuary Hall
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