Dorothy Height (Mar 24, 1912 - Apr 20, 2010). Civil/women’s rights activist. Ms Height focused on the issues of Black women, unemployment, illiteracy and voter awareness. She recognized that the inequality for women and Blacks should be considered as a whole.
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"Dorothy Height, President of National Council of Negro Women." Historianspeaks, March 27, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/dorothy-height-president-of-national-council-of-negro-women.
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