Mary McLeod Bethune built a school with $1.50 and changed American history. Born to parents who had been enslaved, she believed education was the key to freedom. She founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial School for Black girls, which later became Bethune-Cookman University. Bethune went on to advise President Franklin D. Roosevelt, fight for women’s rights, and help form the Black Cabinet during the New Deal. Her life was proof that one woman with vision could open doors for generations