Description

Overview:

As a historic unit of the National Park Service, the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The site also is within the boundaries of the Logan Circle Historic District. This lesson is based on the Historic Resources Study for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, as well as other materials on Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women. The lesson was written by Brenda K. Olio, former Teaching with Historic Places historian, and edited by staff of the Teaching with Historic Places program and Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site.

Subject:

Education, Reading Informational Text, U.S. History, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Political Science

Level:

Middle School, High School

Grades:

Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Author:

Brenda K. Olio

Provider:

National Park Service

Date Added:

01/19/2022