Mary McLeod Bethune: Renowned Educator, Political Activist, Presidential Advisor

Rescheduled

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room
Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building

Advisor to President Roosevelt and civil rights leader, Mary McLeod Bethune, left a legacy of education and political reform. Margaret Miles, Park Ranger at the National Park Service Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, will discuss Mary McLeod Bethune's life, political leadership, and founding of the National Council of Negro Women and Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls (Bethune-Cookman College).

Special Assistance – For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the accessible entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.

Lecture Location – The Rachel Carson Room is located in the basement, next to the cafeteria.

 

Mary McLeod Bethune at the Phyllis Wheatly Young Women's
Christian Association Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, DC, 1943.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW3-034740-C

 

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