MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND SECTION NCNW- CHARTERED 1969
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
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Mrs. Bethune’s background as a teacher inspired her to open the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. She employed her diverse talents when she founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935. She envisioned the NCNW to be an “organization of organizations” that would represent the national and international concerns of black women. It would also give black women the opportunity to realize their goals for social justice and human rights through united, constructive action.
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Dr. Lois Keith
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is excited to announce that prolific educator, community organizer, and civil rights advocate Dr. A. Lois Keith will serve as the NCNW’s new Chair of the Board, steering the organization’s vision into 2023 and beyond. Dr. Keith will be bringing her years of experience in leadership, advocacy, and education to guide the NCNW and ensure that the organization’s goals of promoting social justice, STEAM education, entrepreneurship, and health equity are further realized in the upcoming years.
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
(March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010), an American administrator and educator, was a civil rights and women’s rights activist specifically focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.