Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an all American educator and life rights leader best known for starting a private school for Afircan-American students. Subsequently , Bethune-Cookman University was born. Mary was born on July 10, 1875 in Maysville,South Carolina . She was married to Alburtus Bethune , an had one child , today Mary would have been 140 years old . She attracted donations of time and money and develop the academic school as a college . Being a part of President Franklin D Roosevelt's black cabinet (an informal group of African-American public policy advisers to United States presidents D Roosevelt )she was a pointy as a national advisor . Bethune was also known as "The First Lady Of Struggle" because of her commitment to gain better
