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Mary Mcleod Bethune was born on July 10th 1875.
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Mary Mcleod Bethune opened a school for black girls in Daytona beach, Florida in 1904.
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She opened aschool for boys called Cookman Institute and became Bethune Cookman College.
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In 1935 she founded the National Council Of Negro Women.
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In 1936 President Roosevelt appointed her to the National Youth
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Mary Mcleod Bethune died on May 18th 1955.