# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mary-mcleod-bethune
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:51:30.014Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/mary-mcleod-bethune"
name: "Mary McLeod Bethune"
slug: "mary-mcleod-bethune"
description: "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. Shortly after joining the National Youth Administration in 1935, Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the head of a department within the NYA."
tagline: "American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1875-07-10"
deathDate: "1955-05-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump