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  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Dorothy Height, a leader in the civil rights and women's rights movements who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., Gloria Steinem and Barack Obama. Find out her achievements, honors, quotes and death date.

  3. Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment , illiteracy , and voter awareness. [2]

  4. Apr 23, 2024 · Dorothy Height was an American civil rights and women’s rights activist, a widely respected and influential leader of organizations focused primarily on improving the circumstances of and opportunities for African American women. Reared in Rankin, Pa., Height graduated in 1933 from New York.

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  5. Learn about the life and achievements of Dr. Dorothy Height, a civil rights activist and leader of the National Council of Negro Women. She participated in the March on Washington, advised presidents, and received many honors and awards.

  6. Learn about the life and legacy of Dorothy Height, who was a teacher, social worker, and the president of the National Council of Negro Women for four decades. She was a key figure in the civil rights movement, the March on Washington, and the Black Family Reunion.

  7. Born in Richmond, Virginia March 24, 1912, Dorothy Irene Height became for many, an example of a life of service. In high school, she began her activism, participating in anti-lynching campaigns of the 1920s.

  8. Dorothy Irene Height was born on March 24th, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia. Her family later moved to Rankin, Pennsylvania where she excelled as a student. Height eventually received a scholarship to attend college. In 1929, she was admitted to Barnard College but was not allowed to attend because the school did not admit African Americans.

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