Mary McLeod Bethune was a notable American educator, civil rights leaders and women's rights advocates of the twentieth century. Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been enslaved, she rose from poverty to become a national and international force for racial and gender equity. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Mary McLeod Bethune Home | Daytona Beach | |||||
| Significant name | Bethune-Cookman College Historic District | Daytona Beach | |||||
| 1943/00/00 | Mary Bethune buys a townhouse in Washington DC for $15,500. Bethune makes her personal residence on the third floor. The first national headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) use the first and second floors. | Benefactor | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site | Washington, DC |
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