Educator Born in South Carolina1875-1955Mary McLeod Bethune
ChildhoodParents were slavesShe picked cotton as wellAttended a
Methodist Mission SchoolMissionary- A person who travels around
telling people about their religion and trying to convert
them.Attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
AdulthoodBecame a teacherMarried Albertus Bethune 1898Moved to
Florida and opened a school to teach girlsAt first, it was an
elementary school and later became a highschool then a
collegeBethune-Cookman college in Florida
Timeline1875 Born1904 Started a school for African American
Children1923 Bethunes school became the Bethune-Cookman College1935
Founded the National Council for Negro Women1955 Died
