Dr. Dorothy I. Height

Adreanna Lewis inter view Dr. Height at the Black Family Reunion.
Dr. Dorothy I. Height was born in Richmond, Virginia. At an early age, she moved with her family to Rankin, Pennsylvania. While in high school, Height was awarded a scholarship to Barnard College for her oratory skills; however, upon arrival, she was denied entrance. At the time, Barnard admitted only two African Americans per academic year and Height had arrived after the other two had been admitted. After this disappointment, she subsequently pursued studies at New York University, where she earned her Master's Degree in psychology.

Years later, at its 1980 commencement ceremonies, the Barnard College awarded Height its highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction. According to an article written in the New York Amsterdam News by author Jamal E. Watson, Barnard College also officially apologized to Height for their refusal to admit her into the college.

The musical stageplay If This Hat Could Talk, based on her memoirs Open Wide The Freedom Gates, opened in the summer of 2005 and is currently on tour. It showcases her unique perspective on the civil rights movement and details many of the behind-the-scenes figures/mentors who shaped her life, including Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt.

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[ParArdua]

Remembering an inspiring, honourable and fiercely intelligent woman who sought civil rights and equality of opportunity for her people, for us all.

Dorothy Height was an example to all people across our planet.

Vale Dorothy Height 1912 -2010, died at 98 years.

[jcextra]

She was such an inspirational woman. She loved the Black Family Reunion.

[acestarone]

she always stood out to me. Always so well dressed and an example of how to live one's live.

[Greeklove1906]

Thank you for all you've given us, we will always love and remember you

You shall remain in our hearts and minds forever. Thank you for giving of yourself!!!!!

1906-1913

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