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     • Mary McLeod Bethune (born July 10, 1875, Mayesville, South Carolina, U.S.—died May 18, 1955, Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American educator who was active nationally in African American affairs and was a special adviser to U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt on the problems of minority groups.
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   • In her efforts, Bethune aspired to be this woman. Her inner strength and passion for education made her a truly remarkable figure of her time. Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, and was recognized by Eleanor for her efforts to help black Americans access education.

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   Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?

   • I leave you a thirst for education. Knowledge is the prime need of the hour. Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator and activist, serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women and founding the National Council of Negro Women.

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   What did Mary Jane McLeod do as a child?

   • As a small child, Mary Jane McLeod would routinely accompany her mother to deliver the "white people's" wash. Allowed into the white children's nursery, Mary would find amusement playing with their toys. In one instance, she curiously opened a book. Immediately, one of the white children snatched it from her exclaiming, "Put that down.

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   Who is Mary MacLeod?

   • Macleod believed she could support herself with the shortbread recipe and baking skills she learned from her Scottish and French grandmothers and, nearly four decades later, Mary Macleod’s Shortbread has evolved from a tiny neighbourhood shop to an international business based in Etobicoke.

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   May 17, 2024 · Jane MacLeod, who was general counsel from 2015 to 2019, was listed to appear as a witness next month to explain her role in the civil litigation that ultimately fully exposed the scandal. But...

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator and activist, serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women and founding the National Council of Negro Women.

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   Mary McLeod Bethune was a passionate educator and presidential advisor. In her long career of public service, she became one of the earliest black female activists that helped lay the foundation to the modern civil rights movement.

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   May 7, 2020 · Mary, the youngest of 10 children of Mary Smith and Malcolm MacLeod, grew up there, in the small village of Tong, where the Gaelic-speaking family farmed and lived on their croft, a small plot of...

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   Nov 11, 2020 · Mary Macleod came to Canada from Scotland in 1956 as a newlywed. After surviving breast cancer and the breakup of her marriage, the tenacious middle-aged homemaker opened a bakery in the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood in March of 1981.

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   Pioneering educator and college founder Mary McLeod Bethune set educational standards for today’s Black colleges and served as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Discover more about her on womenshistory.org.

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   Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, and was recognized by Eleanor for her efforts to help black Americans access education.