RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond native Dr. Dorothy Height left her fingerprint on many significant efforts around the country. Her life’s work: a commitment to community service. Height was a civil rights ...

Winnie Stachelberg reflects on the life of civil rights leader Dorothy Height and what lessons she can offer those fighting for equality today. Dr. Dorothy Height gives remarks during memorial ...

She might have been the most dynamic American woman you’ve never heard of. Dorothy Height, 98, who died Tuesday in Washington, D.C., spent her life fighting two battles — the struggle for civil rights ...

Dorothy Height (1912-2010) was often the only woman in the room. She made it her life’s work to change that, fighting battles against both sexism and racism to become, as President Obama called her, ...

2010-04-29T10:00:35-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c04/293240-m.jpgFuneral service honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Dorothy I. Height was ...