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Mary McLeod Bethune's Life & Work, Including the Important Council House, a National Historic Site
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Mary McLeod Bethune's Life and Work
A Presentation of the National Park Service via Zoom
Friday, February 28, 10:30-11:30 am
Free & Open to Everyone
Presentation Includes the significance of the Council House (located in DC) which is a National Historic Site
On Friday, February 28, we will learn more about Mary McLeod Bethune life and work with an emphasis on her founding and leading the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) and their purchase of the Council House and its importance in our nation's history.
Bethune used the power of education, political activism, and civil service to advance racial and gender equality throughout the United States and the world. The first person in her family born free and the first person in her family afforded a formal education, Bethune emerged from abject poverty and oppression of the Reconstruction South to achieve greatness, establishing a school for African American girls, known today as Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida; founder and first president of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW); advisor to four United States presidents, and an internationally recognized leader in struggle for civil, women's, and human rights.
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This Zoom presentation is organized by FHNN and is open to everyone. Please use the Register Now button. The link will be sent close to the event. Those who need help registering can email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Bethune in the subject line.
Our speaker is Ife Calhoun, Park Guide, National Park Service. Calhoun is a graduate of Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She is a proud native Washingtonian with a deep interest in history as well as the sciences. She believes that history can deepen an understanding for different cultures and societies. She worked at the historic homes of National Capital Parks East as an intern for a year and has recently transitioned to a full-time park guide position.
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