Mary — Mcleod Bethune

Lacking funds, she used charred wood for pencils and elderberry juice for ink.

The school merged with the Cookman Institute for Men in 1923, eventually becoming Bethune-Cookman University . mary mcleod bethune

Bethune broke numerous racial and gender barriers in the federal government: Mary McLeod Bethune - National Women's History Museum Lacking funds, she used charred wood for pencils