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  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Height died in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2010. Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was among the many who mourned the passing of the famed champion for equality and...

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  3. Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment , illiteracy , and voter awareness. [2]

  4. Civil rights activist Dorothy Height sat just feet away from him, but unlike the movement's more visible (and often male) leaders, Height had escaped much of the media spotlight.

  5. Apr 21, 2010 · Dorothy Height, a leader of the African-American and women’s rights movements who was considered both the grande dame of the civil rights era and its unsung heroine, died on Tuesday in Washington....

  6. Apr 21, 2010 · Washington (CNN) -- Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed. Height died at 3:41 a.m., said hospital spokesman...

  7. Apr 21, 2010 · Dorothy Height, who was called the queen mother of the civil rights movement through seven decades of advocacy for racial equality — including 41 years as president of the National Council of Negro...

  8. Apr 20, 2010 · Dorothy Height, who as longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women was the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement, died Tuesday. She was 98. Height, who continued...

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