Dorothy Height Biography
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. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Dorothy Height
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Educator, Social activist
- Ethnicity:
- African American
- Date of Birth:
- March 24, 1912
- Astrological Sign:
- Aries
- Date of Death:
- April 20, 2010
- Age at Death:
- 98
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