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BWOA
BETHUNE TRIBUTE
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It was a long time coming,
but when the magnificent 10 foot
bronze-cast statue of Mary McLeod
Bethune was unveiled to the world
in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C.,
the thirteen year struggle of the
National Council of Negro Women
(NCNW) to get funds for the monu-
ment climaxed in glory. The
glowing $400,000 monument is a
FIRST for a Black person or a
woman on public land in the
nation's capital.
More than 25,000 people
were present to witness the un-
veiling of the Robert Berks'
rendering of Ms. Bethune --
her right hand holding a cane,
her left hand outstretched
passing on her legacy to two
young children, a boy and girl.
Besides founding NCNW, Ms.
Bethune founded the Daytona
Education and Industrial Train-
ing School for Negro Girls in
1904 which is now Bethune-
Cookman College. She has ad-
vised four Presidents on a
wide range of issues including
child welfare and youth.what
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A NEWSLETTER FOR
BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZED FOR ACTION
August 1974
Vol. II, No. 8
Editor:
Valerie Jo Bradley/
BWOA will have its name
inscribed on a plaque that will
be placed on the monument be-
cause we made a contribution.
Dorothy Height, NCNW
President said that the presence
of the monument represents the
convergence of two very impor-
tant. emphases - the long overdue
recognition of Black women.
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