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Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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Mary McLeod Bethune
teacher, journalist, politician, writer, human rights defender, suffragist, religious leader, missionary
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Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, and proceeded to establish the Aframerican Women's Journal, which was the flagship journal of the organization. She presided over other African-American women's organizations, including the National Association for Colored Women. Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the secretary to lead the National Youth Association (NYA).
All Quotes by Mary McLeod Bethune
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Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
— Mary McLeod Bethune