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May 29, 2024 · Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse that is now this National Historic Site. The Council House was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and was Bethune’s last home in Washington, DC. From here, Bethune and the NCNW spearheaded strategies and developed programs that advanced the interests of African American women.
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The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site preserves the house of Mary McLeod Bethune, located in Northwest Washington, D.C., at 1318 Vermont Avenue NW. National Park Service rangers offer tours of the home, and a video about Bethune's life is shown. It is part of the Logan Circle Historic District.
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, a National Historic Site, was the residence of Mary McLeod Bethune from from 1943 to 1955. Bethune was a renowned educator, national political leader, and founder of the National Council of Negro Women and her house was an important center for the development of strategies and programs which advanced the ...
The "Council House" was declared a National Historic Site by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1982, and acquired by the National Park Service in 1994. Renamed the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, it opened to the public as the 287th unit of the national park system on October 1, 1995.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House was the residence of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), renowned educator, national political leader, and founder of the National Council of Negro Women from 1943 to 1955. She was one of America's most influential black women. On December 5, 1935, in New York, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women.
Mary McLeod Bethune hosting a meeting for the National Council of Negro Women at her Council House in Washington, DC. NPS Photo-Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site. Perhaps Bethune’s most notable wartime work was the NCNW’s drive to integrate Black women into the Women’s Army Corps (WAC).
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Today, the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS also includes the National Archives for Black Women’s History as part of Bethune’s legacy, and to date, remains the only archive solely dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of African American women.