This house was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and was Bethune's last home in Washington, DC. From here, Bethune and the NCNW spearheaded strategies and developed programs that advanced the interests of African American women. Inscriptions BETHUNE MUSEUM ARCHIVES Mary McLeod Bethune "Council House" National Historic Site Designated October 15, 1982 By Act of Congress Born on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod Bethune
