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Bethune broke numerous racial and gender barriers in the federal government: Mary McLeod Bethune - National Women's History Museum

Supported by scholarships, she graduated from Scotia Seminary (1894) and attended the Moody Bible Institute (1894–1895) with the goal of becoming a missionary. Founding Bethune-Cookman University mary mcleod bethune

She was the only child in her family to attend school, walking miles daily to a local mission school. Bethune broke numerous racial and gender barriers in