Dorothy Irene Height

American civil rights activist. Congressional Gold Medal. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Springarn Medal. Presidential Citizens Medal. The Chairman's Medal. Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service.

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Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an African American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.