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By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide to Women's History since 1999

Mary McLeod Bethune

Friday July 10, 2009
Mary McLeod Bethune is known for her work providing educational opportunities for African Americans, and she also served as a government official during the New Deal and as founder and president of the National Council of Negro Women.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Her statue in Washington, DC, was the first statue depicting any woman or African American in any park in the nation's capital. Her home is a National Historic Landmark. Mary McLeod Bethune was born July 10, 1875.

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