Happy Birthday Day_ Dr. Dorothy I. Height!

Educator and Social Activist Dr. Dorothy I. Height (DMV Native) would've been 102 today.

Took a step out of my posting hiatus to blog about Education and Social Activist Dr. Dorothy I. Height whose birthday is today.

Studying African American History, I always love honoring those who have made a difference in our history and this world.

Help me honor this young woman whom helped birth change.

Bio: Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an American administrator, educator, and a civil rights and women's rights activist specifically focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. 

Awards and honors

Presidential Citizens Medal (1989)
Spingarn Medal from the NAACP (1993)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom From Want Award (1993)
inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (1993)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)
7th Annual Heinz Award Chairman's Medal (2001)
National Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (2001)
Listed on Molefi Kete Asante's list of 100 Greatest African Americans (2002)
Congressional Gold Medal by President George W. Bush on behalf of the United States Congress (Approved, 2003) (Awarded, 2004)
2009 Foremothers Lifetime Achievement Award from the NRC for Women & Families
Upon her death, President Barack Obama ordered flags to be flown at half-mast on April 29, 2010 in her honor.
On May 21, 2010, a Call Box was dedicated to Dr. Height. The Call Box is located on 7th Street, SW, in front of the last building in which Height lived.