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Dorothy Height
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Born
March 24
,
1912
·
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Died
April 20
,
2010
·
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
(natural causes)
Birth name
Dorothy Irene Height
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Dorothy Height was born on March 24, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She died on April 20, 2010 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
President of the National Council of Negro Women (1957-1998) and was prominent in the National YWCA.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal under U.S. Public Law 108-162, 6 December 2003.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 by President
Bill Clinton
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