I. Facilitated better lives for African Americans
a. founding the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School
b. Devoted teacher that never turned a child away, even if they were unable to pay tuition
1. Monetary donations we provided from various community collections
c. Opened a high school and later on a hospital for blacks
II. Political and Civil Rights Activist
a. Director of the Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration
b. Fought for the right of education and freedom from racial discrimination
c. Uplifting the Black Communities
III. Served as an advisor to several U.S. presidents
a. Red cross decided blacks were allowed to perform same duties as whites
IV. Legacy and Honors
a. The First Lady of Negro America
b. Founded the National Council for Negro Women in 1935
c. Bethune-Cookman University
REFERENCE PAGE
1. J.L. Woods Learningtogive.org
2. Women in History. Mary McLeod Bethune.