On July 10th 1985 an alluring African-American woman by the name of Mary Jane McLeod was born . She was born in Mayesville South Carolina. Although she was the 15th out of 17 children her parents loved her very much. Her parent was formally slaves. All throughout her childhood she would help her mother at work. He mother was a cook for a white family. When she was 11 she was finally enrolled in school.When she was 21 she became an educationalist. She loved her job and she was dedicated to giving her all to teach the future generation. In 1898 Mary met a man by the name of Albert Bethune whom she soon married and conceived a health boy. Her name became Mary McLeod Bethune .