Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) was founder of the Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1904, which would later merge with a boys' school, Cookman Institute, and eventually become Bethune-Cookman University. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became known as "The First Lady of The Struggle" because of her commitment to gain better lives for African Americans. She would later serve as a national adviser to president Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of what was known as his Black Cabinet. (Photo c1915)

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