Mary McLeod Bethune was a teacher and advocate for civil rights and educational equity. At the time, African Americans had limited access to education. In 1904 she founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute, a school for black girls. By 1923 the school had evolved to a college which merged with the Cookman Institute and was renamed the Bethune-Cookman college. It is now known as Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. As women gained the right to vote, Ms. Bethune organized campaigns for voter registration. In 1936 she gained the title of Director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration.
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