Who was the African-American woman who founded a prominent black college and later became the first black female to hold a federal agency post in President Roosevelt’s cabinet?
A) Carrie Meek
B) Mary L. Singleton
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator and stateswoman who engaged on social activism regarding the rights of African Americans during the beginning of the 20th century.

She is most known for founding a private school for African Americans in Daytona Beach, Florida. This school will later develop to become Bethune-Cookman University. She also was appointed as a national adviser to President Theodore Roosevelt, in what was known as his "Black Cabinet".

Who was the African-American woman who founded a prominent black college and later became the first black female to hold a federal agency post in President Roosevelt’s cabinet? A) Carrie Meek B) Mary L. Singleton C) Zora Neale Hurston D) Mary McLeod Bethune

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Who was the African-American woman who founded a prominent black college and later became the first black female to hold a federal agency post in President Roosevelt’s cabinet?
A) Carrie Meek
B) Mary L. Singleton
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Mary McLeod Bethune