<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Albertus Bethune, m . 1898, died 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875--May 18, 1955) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African - American students in Daytona Beach, Florida . She attracted donations of time and money, and developed the academic school as a college . It later continued to develop as Bethune - Cookman University . She also was appointed as a national adviser to president Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of what was known as his Black Cabinet . She was known as "The First Lady of The Struggle" because of her commitment to gain better lives for African Americans . </P> <P> Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been slaves, she started working in fields with her family at age five . She took an early interest in becoming educated; with the help of benefactors, Bethune attended college hoping to become a missionary in Africa . She started a school for African - American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida . It later merged with a private institute for African - American boys, and was known as the Bethune - Cookman School . Bethune maintained high standards and promoted the school with tourists and donors, to demonstrate what educated African Americans could do . She was president of the college from 1923 to 1942, and 1946 to 1947 . She was one of the few women in the world to serve as a college president at that time . </P>

Who was the black cabinet member who went on to play an important role in the civil rights movement