HOMEWORK FOR DE WEEK - Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) (Educator and American Civil Rights Activist)

McLeod was born in South Carolina, the daughter of parents who had suffered a lot in the era of slavery, she became interested throughout her youth in education which was the fundamental pillar of her life, with the help of many sponsored this She was able to attend university with the main idea of going as a missionary to Africa, but when she realized that her main missionary mission was cut short, she decided to found a school for black girls in Daytona Beach, which The quality education system was able to surpass the usual for African-American schools, also creating a rivalry with white schools.

McLeod was an African-American woman who managed to work tirelessly to secure funding for the school, and her educational instincts and highly accurate training was so great that the school used it as a sample for tourists and donors of what educated blacks could do. , believing in his race without any social discrimination could offend, was president of the institution from 1923 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1947, at that time one of the few female university directors who have existed in the world.

McLeod Bethune was one of the most prominent African-American women of the time of the first half of the twentieth century, one of the most powerful women at that time, this woman was also well known at that time as the "First Lady of Struggle", this At the same time, he decided to devote his career to improving the lives of African-Americans through a system of exemplary education and the political and economic empowerment that was established in that century following its laws and statutes, first through the school he founded, Bethune-Cookman College, then later as president of the National Council of Black Women, and also managed to stand out as a top black administrator in the Roosevelt administration a managerial position that allowed him to climb positions that perhaps at that time was not what was customary in women.

During World War II, Bethune served as special assistant to the secretary of war and assistant director of the Army Women's Corps.

I cite Mary McLeod Bethune as my favorite historical figure because she was a woman who worked tirelessly to make education as good as possible, to bring the same opportunities to everyone equally, we all have the right to education no matter what race gender or type of society to which we belong, its main objective was that all of them had access to it, achieving collegial forms and being part of systems of social, political and educational struggles, I think that in the act of acting we can take it as an example of commitment and decision to achieve our objectives.