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Dorothy Height was a political advocate and leader of the National Council of Negro Women. Height’s early life was heavily influenced by her parents, Fannie and James Height, as well as their involvement with the Black church and local social movements. Height grew up in Rankin, Pennsylvania, where her mother was active in the Pennsylvania ...
12 de mar. de 2024 · Dorothy Irene Height, born on March 24, 1912, in Richmond, Virginia, was a prominent African American civil rights and women’s rights activist. Her remarkable life spanned nearly the entire 20th century, during which she became a towering figure in the struggle for equality and justice in the United States.
21 de abr. de 2010 · Dorothy Height falleció en la madrugada de ayer en el hospital Howard de Washington. Tenía 98 años y dedicó su vida, desde los años treinta, ...
20 de abr. de 2010 · En 1994, Dorothy Height recibió de manos del presidente estadounidense, Bill Clinton, la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad y el Congreso de su país le concedió, en 2004, la Medalla de Oro.
Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010), civil rights and women’s rights activist, is recognized as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. Born in 1912, in Richmond, Virginia and raised in Rankin, Pennsylvania where Height excelled as a student.
Dorothy Irene Height was born on March 24, 1912, in Richmond, Virginia. Height and her family later moved to Rankin, Pennsylvania, and here, she proved to be an excellent scholar. Her activism started really young. As a teen, Height gathered a group of peers to peacefully protest against discriminatory policies that prevented Black children ...
Primeros años de vida. Nacida el 24 de marzo de 1912 en Richmond, Virginia, la activista afroamericana Dorothy Height pasó su vida luchando por los derechos civiles y los derechos de la mujer. Hija de un contratista y una enfermera, Height se mudó con su familia a Rankin, Pennsylvania, en su juventud. Allí, asistió a escuelas racialmente ...
