Dorothy Height
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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth24 March 1912
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
She has made his teachings something that will live for a long time. She took the King philosophy seriously and she worked at it. And it was not a thing for show. It was for helping them instill in their own lives the principles that he had taught.
We're here from all over the country, from many different backgrounds,
These stamps herald the struggle of men, women and children in the quest for equality, ... They are a fitting reminder that the work yet to be done must be built upon the contributions made by millions to bring our country to a better place.
A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can,t take the same things for granted.