Mary McLeod Bethune visits the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in July 1943

ID: 3940 ~ Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Employment - Mary McLeod Bethune: 1318 Vermont Avenue NW

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Employment - Mary McLeod Bethune: 1318 Vermont Avenue NW

Civil Rights Tour: Employment - Mary McLeod Bethune: 1318 Vermont Avenue NW

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) worked tirelessly for the economic advancement of African Americans, and especially for the empowerment of black women and youth. Her "combination of deference,…