Who was the african-american woman who founded a prominent black college and later became the first black female to hold a federal agency post in president roosevelt’s cabinet?

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, She started a school for African-American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. 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 American