Why Mary McLeod Bethune Is “The First Lady of the Struggle”

From the cotton fields to the White House, how Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most inspirational civil rights leaders of the twentieth century.

Holley Snaith
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6 min readFeb 5

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Educator, philanthropist, and civil and women’s rights advocate Mary McLeod Bethune pictured in the early 1900s. Source: Wikimedia Commons

“A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own

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Holley Snaith
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Holley is a historian specializing in 20th century political, entertainment, and music history. Visit www.holleysnaith.com to learn more.