[Women’s History Month\Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune\U.S. Statuary Hall]
Mary McLeod was the 15th child to slaves on a farm near Mayesville, South Carolina. She would become one of America’s leading advocates for education, civil, and voting rights, the founder of one of America’s premier schools—Bethune-Cookman College.
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National Council of Negro Women
DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE STATUE TO BE UNVEILED AT U.S. CAPITOL NEXT YEAR
REV. LAKEESHA WALROND TO BE INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
[Religious News\New York Theological Seminary]
Rev. Dr. Lakeesha Walrond: “Being entrusted to continue the legacy of NYTS is truly a humbling experience and as the first female president and the first African-American female president, it’s not lost upon me that this moment in history must be fueled by a collective purpose within the faith community. “I am elated to lead the seminary into a new innovative era that will reflect the mission of the institution and continue to raise the bar for generations to come.”
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