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Dorothy I. Height

Born

in Richmond, Virginia, The United States

March 24, 1912

Died

April 20, 2010

Genre

Social Sciences, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Dorothy Irene Height was an African American administrator, educator, and social activist. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 413 ratings · 60 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir 4.18 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2003 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Rise: Speeches by Inspirational Black Women by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Amanda Meadows (Contributor)(Introduction), Shirley Chisholm (Contributor)(Narrator) 4.08 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Church Ladies' Divine Desserts by Brenda Rhodes Miller, Dorothy I. Height (Foreword) 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook by Dorothy I. Height, The National Council of Negro Women 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living with Purpose 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Core of America's Race Problem 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Step by step with interracial groups 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The YWCA's one imperative, eliminate racism: The story of how a long-established voluntary organization in American life, the Young Women's Christian ... in itself and the communities it serves 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor.”
― Dorothy Height, Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir

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“My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit.”
― Dorothy Height, Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir

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“...even if you are a token, you have an important function to fulfill.”
― Dorothy Height, Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir

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- Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith

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- The Street by Ann Petry

11 votes 21.6%

- Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

10 votes 19.6%

- Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir by Dorothy I. Height

9 votes 17.6%

- Lenny Gray by Earl Sewell

3 votes 5.9%

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