Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Mary McLeod Bethune
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune On This Day: July 10
Florida history and culture: From Juan Ponce de León to Ray Charles
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
United States Presidential Election of 2012. Mitt Romney. Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012 after his reelection Nov. 6, 2012. Official portrait Obama
10 Democrats Who Made History
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Explosion of the USS Shaw's forward magazine during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. The Shaw was repaired and served in the Pacific through World War 2.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Discover
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling
Poker Hands Ranked
Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Mary McLeod Bethune: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Mary-McLeod-Bethune
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born July 10, 1875 • South Carolina
Died May 18, 1955 (aged 79) • Daytona Beach • Florida

Photos and Videos

Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
Florida history and culture: From Juan Ponce de León to Ray Charles
See All Videos, Images and Podcasts →
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
United States jurist
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat, humanitarian and first lady
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
American government official
Harriet Wiseman Elliott.
Harriet Wiseman Elliott
American educator and government official
Valerie Jarrett.
Valerie Jarrett
American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician
Harry L. Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins
United States government official
Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
United States statesman
Brown, Hallie Quinn
Hallie Quinn Brown
American educator
Raymond Moley
American journalist
McCloy, John J.
John J. McCloy
American diplomat
Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States senator and sociologist
John Hope
John Hope
American educator
Baruch, Bernard
Bernard Baruch
United States government official
Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
Susan Rice
American public official and foreign policy analyst
Charles Colson
American political and religious figure
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
president of United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
president of United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
United States official and diplomat