Dorothy Height
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“If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time.” - Dorothy Height
CROUZIL Ambre & GÉRAULT Océane
Dorothy Height
the godmother of civil rights movement
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Summary
We are going to present you through those points the life of Dorothy Height.
Timeline
Actions and Challenges
Awards
Conclusion
She died on April 20, at the aged 98 in Washington, D.C
She became the National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
She served as president of National Council of Negro Women and became Chair and President Emerita
She joined the Harlem Women's Christian Association (YWCA).
barred from attending Banard College. So, she attended New York University.
Born on March 24, in Richmond, Virginia
2010
1912
1929
1937
1947-1956
1957-1998
Timeline
Dorothy Height and Eleanor Roosevelt (former first lady and civil rights activist)
Actions and challenges
- 1963: Height, and other civil rights activists like MLK organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.- She faced great discrimination and prejudice because of her skin color.- The creation of “Wednesday Mississippi and the Wednesday in Mississippi angels.
Rewards
- 1989 : Citizen Medal Award by Ronald Reagan- 2004 : Congressional Gold Medal- One of the “Big Six”- President Obama's statement on the day Dorothy Height died calling her “the Godmother of the civil rights movement”.
- shemadehistory.com - www.womenshistory.org- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEqJnJn2R8