Dorothy Height is one of the most famous women in black history. She was a tireless leader of the civil rights movement and for women's rights.
United States President Barack Obama called her the "the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement".
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She was born on March 24th of , in Richmond, Virginia.
Dorothy Height became politically active at an early age; in High School she participated in anti-lynching campaigns.
In she graduated from New York University with an undergraduate degree and went on to earn a Masters Degre