• Council House Front Door

    Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

    National Historic Site DC

For Teachers

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS provides a wide variety of materials and activities that can be reinforced in a classroom.

The Bethune Council House can also provide Rangers from the park to conduct off-site programs at schools, universities, etc. in the Washington, D.C. area.

Our Teacher Packets include vital information on Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women for use in your classroom.

Did You Know?

Mary McLeod Bethune wearing the Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa medal.

In 1949, President Harry S Truman appointed Mary McLeod Bethune as a United States Representative to the second inauguration of President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, West Africa. She was awarded Liberia's most prestigious award, the Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa.