Dorothy Height
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1912 – 2010
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Who was Dorothy Height?
Dorothy Irene Height an American administrator and educator, was a civil rights and women's rights activist specifically focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1912
Richmond - Also known as
- Dorothy Irene Height
- Dr. Dorothy I. Height
- Dr. Dorothy Height
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, New York University
(1929 - 1932) - Columbia University
- Master's Degree, New York University
Educational psychology
(1932 - 1933)
- Bachelor's degree, New York University
- Employment
- President, National Council of Negro Women
( - 1997) - Staff, YMCA
(1944 - ) - President, Delta Sigma Theta
(1947 - 1956)
- President, National Council of Negro Women
- Lived in
- Rankin
- Died
- Apr 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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