National Council of Negro Women

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nonprofit organization women's organization

The National Council of Negro Women is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune to advance the rights, education, and economic opportunities of Black women and their families in the United States and abroad.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
National Council of Negro Women canonical 2
National Council of Negro Women advisory board 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nonprofit organization ⓘ
women's organization ⓘ
activities community service programs ⓘ
economic literacy programs ⓘ
health awareness programs ⓘ
leadership training ⓘ
public policy advocacy ⓘ
voter education ⓘ
affiliation United Nations (NGO consultative status) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
focus African American communities ⓘ
Black women and their families ⓘ
foundedBy Mary McLeod Bethune NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedIn New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedTo advance the rights of Black women ⓘ
expand economic opportunities for Black women and their families ⓘ
improve educational opportunities for Black women ⓘ
founder Mary McLeod Bethune NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingDate 1935 ⓘ
hasConsultativeStatusWith United Nations Economic and Social Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProgramArea economic development ⓘ
education ⓘ
health ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
youth leadership ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalRole advocacy for desegregation ⓘ
participation in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
support for Black women leaders ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
motto "Commitment, Unity, Self-Reliance" ⓘ
notableLeader Dorothy Height NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ingrid Saunders Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnnetta Betsch Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary McLeod Bethune NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose advancement of Black women ⓘ
civil rights advocacy ⓘ
community development ⓘ
economic empowerment ⓘ
education advocacy ⓘ
regionServed United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

international ⓘ
represents national African American women's organizations ⓘ
typeOfMembership umbrella organization of women's groups ⓘ
website https://ncnw.org/ ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site → associatedWith → National Council of Negro Women ⓘ
Mary McLeod Bethune → founded → National Council of Negro Women ⓘ
Fannie Hurst → memberOf → National Council of Negro Women ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Council of Negro Women advisory board