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Who is the first black American woman to head a federal agency?
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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, who, in 1938 was appointed to Director of the Division of Negro Affairs, which was a branch of the National Youth Administration. The NYA was an agency that created works programs and aided youths in finding employment and furthering their education. Bethune's primary responsibility was issuing funds to black students for college.
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