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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Painting of Mary McLeod Bethune
Oil painting portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune by Anne Beadenkopf.

NPS Photo by Kenneth J. Chandler.

Portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune. An oil painting by Anne Beadenkopf. Catalog number MAMC 000027.

MAMC 000027

Portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune. An oil painting by Anne Beadenkopf in a gilded frame. Dated 1953. The picture shows Mary McLeod Bethune standing with her left hand holding a cane. She is wearing a navy velvet dress and one of her many awards around her neck.

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Did You Know?
Mary McLeod Bethune was invited by President Dumarsais Estimé of the President of Haïti to celebrate the 1949 Haïtian Exposition. She became the first woman to be given the Medal of Honor and Merit, Haïti's highest award.
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