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Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1875 July 10 - 1955 May 18

Gender

  • female

Occupations

Places

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1023
Abstract Mamie Elizabeth Garvin Fields (1888-1987) was an African-American educator, civic and religious activist born in Charleston, South Carolina. Fields was an influential leader in the South Carolina African-American women's club movement. A culmination of Fields' life is detailed in her memoir, Lemon Swamp and Other Places, co-written with her granddaughter, Karen Fields.The majority of the collection details Fields' involvement with the National...
Dates: 1894-1987; Majority of material found within 1945-1985