Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator, Womanist and NCNW Founder

May 18, 2026· 39 words · 1 min read

Mary Mcleod Bethune, Educator and Civil Rights Activist

Mary McLeod Bethune joined the ancestors (Jul 10, 1875 - May 18, 1955). Educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, activist, founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, established the organization's flagship journal Aframerican Women's Journal.

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"Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator, Womanist and NCNW Founder." Historianspeaks, May 18, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/mary-mcleod-bethune-educator-womanist-and-ncnw-founder.

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