Mary McLeod Bethune, a noted humanitarian and educator, was born five miles north of Mayesville, South Carolina, on July 10, 1875. She was one of the first pupils of the Mayesville Mission School, where she later served as a teacher. She devoted her life to the advancement of her race. As the founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, she directed its policy for thirty years. She founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, was honored by four presidents, served as a consultant in the drafting of the United Nations Charter, and after her death on May 18, 1955, was buried at Bethune-Cookman College.