Date of Birth | 24-March-1912 |
Place of Birth |
Richmond (Virginia, United States of America, Area code 804) |
Nationality | United States of America |
Dorothy Irene Height was an American administrator, educator, and 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. |
Awards by Dorothy Height |
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