This image is the cover for the book Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, D.C.

Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, D.C.

The civil rights leader’s life and work in the nation’s capital, and her influence around the world, are celebrated in this biography.

Best known as an educator and early civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of formerly enslaved people. After moving to Washington, D.C., in 1936, she founded the National Council of Negro Women, an organization that supported Black women through numerous educational and community-based programs.

Bethune also led the charge to change the segregationist policies of local hospitals and concert halls, and she acted as a mentor to countless African American women in the District. In this loving biography, historian Ida E. Jones explores the monumental life of Mary McLeod Bethune as a leader, a crusader, and a Washingtonian.

Ida E. Jones, Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

Ida E. Jones is the Assistant Curator of Manuscripts for Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. She completed her PhD in American History at Howard University. Jones is the National Director of the Association of Black Women Historians. Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis is a professor of History at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

The History Press