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28 de sept. de 2022 · Dorothy I. Height was a model Black intellectual-activist. She challenged racism and sexism at an early age, setting the stage for a lifetime of activism. In 1937 she began working at the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Harlem, New York, where she worked for over forty years. Working with the YWCA, Height met First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Mary McLeod
20 de abr. de 2020 · By Alexis M. Herman. April 20, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of our gentle but fearless leader and mentor, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. This significant anniversary offers us an opportunity for reflection during these unprecedented times we are living in today. Dr. Height undoubtedly was a creative, compassionate, and visionary leader.
20 de abr. de 2010 · Legendary civil rights leader Dorothy Height died Tuesday at the age of 98. Melissa Block talks to Alexis Herman, the first African-American to lead the Department of Labor, about Height's impact ...
Dorothy. Height. Born in Richmond, Virginia March 24, 1912, Dorothy Irene Height became for many, an example of a life of service. In high school, she began her activism, participating in anti-lynching campaigns of the 1920s. After attending New York University and Columbia University, Height became a social workers and transformed that career ...
Dorothy Irene Height ( 24 mars 1912 – 20 avril 2010) est une militante afro-américaine. Présidente du National Council of Negro Women (Conseil national des femmes noires) de 1957 à 1998, elle a reçu la médaille présidentielle de la Liberté en 1994 et la médaille d'or du Congrès en 2004.
30 de abr. de 2010 · DOROTHY HEIGHT: I say, anyway, that African American women are very special women, because we’re women who seldom do what we want to do but always do what we have to do.
Dorothy Height. Dorothy Irene Heigh ( Richmond (Virgínia) 24 de març del 1912 - Washington DC 20 d'abril del 2010) fou una funcionària, educadora i activista pels drets civils i els drets de la dona estatunidenca. La seva tasca social se centrà en els problemes de les dones afroamericanes, com l' analfabetisme, l' atur i el dret a vot.
