P1 - Black history month day 1: Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) - ThreadSky

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catclaire23.bsky.social • 21 days ago

P1 - Black history month day 1:

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

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catclaire23.bsky.social•21 days ago

P4: source https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/5-black-leaders-shaped-labor-movement

catclaire23.bsky.social•21 days ago

P3: After serving as the NATCS president, Bethune would be appointed director of African American Affairs by U.S. President FDR & founded the National Council of Negro Women. Throughout her life, Bethune broke through boundaries and used her platform to advocate for Black and women workers.

catclaire23.bsky.social•21 days ago

P2: Bethune started a school for Black girls in FL, today’s Bethune-Cookman University. Bethune was elected as the 1st woman president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools (NATCS), the now American Teachers Association (ATA).

catclaire23.bsky.social•21 days ago

P2: Born during Reconstruction to parents who had been enslaved, Mary McLeod Bethune grew up walking five miles to a Presbyterian mission school where a teacher noticed her dedication and recommended her for a college scholarship—setting Bethune on a path to change her career and the world.

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