Scott King served with civil rights groups throughout her time as ... however and helped recruit thousands of participants. Dorothy Height, president of the National Council of Negro Women ...

Civil rights activist Dorothy Height noted the contributions African-American women made to the civil rights movement in a speech at the Scholarly Conference on Black Women in 1979. “We began to ...

Dorothy Height of the National Council of Negro ... Height was inspired to get involved in the civil rights movement by Mary McLeod Bethune, another passionate civil rights activist.

As Women’s History Month celebrations continue, let’s focus on Dr. Dorothy Height, whom former President Barack Obama called the “godmother” of the civil rights movement. My generation ...

Explore their impact on the Civil Rights Movement below ... the fourth president of the National Council of Negro Women, Dorothy Height was crucial to organizing the March on Washington, though ...

As Women’s History Month celebrations continue, my column this week focuses on Dr. Dorothy Height, who former President Barack Obama called the “godmother” of the civil rights movement.

And so it was with Dorothy Height ... After a stint at the United Christian Youth Movement of North America, Height went to work for the YWCA. Soon she succeeded in getting the organization ...

This morning, still more tributes were paid to the "godmother of the Civil ... of Dorothy Height.” This morning, still more tributes were paid to the “godmother of the Civil Rights Movement ...

Still, there were other strong and memorable Memphis women leaders during the Civil Rights Movement who also made a significant contribution. Dorothy Truitt Walk, pioneering supervisor of men One ...