Dorothy Height received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal for her work for racial and gender equality.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

In recent days, Americans have lost two civil rights leaders of the twentieth century, Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Dorothy Height went on to earn bachelor and master's degrees in four years at New York University.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Support came from the Park Foundation,the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

Dorothy Height died Tuesday at the age of ninety-eight.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Dorothy Height grew up in Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump. I'm Dorothy Harris.

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Addressing students from several Washington area schools as well as dignitaries such as African-American activist and social educator Dorothy Height, the Obamas referred to the progress women in America have made over the decades in securing their rights.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08