| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| DOROTHY HEIGHT | Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an African American civil rights and women’s rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. |
| DESCRIPTION | NAME OF SITE | CITY | STATE |
| BIRTHPLACE | MARKER | RICHMOND | VIRGINIA |
| ALMA MATER | RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL | PITTSBURGH | PENNSLYVANIA |
| ALMA MATER | BARNARD COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK |
| ALMA MATER | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK | NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK |
| WENT TO | YMCA OF NEW YORK CITY | HARLEM | NEW YORK |
| WENT TO | PHILYLIS WHEATLEY BRANCH-YMCA | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| PRESIDENT | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN BUILDING | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| HISTORIC HOUSE – DOROTHY HEIGHT WORKED | MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE HOUSE | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| DEATHPLACE | HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| BURIAL | FORT LINCOLN CEMETRY | COLMAR MANOR | MARYLAND |
| FUNERAL SERVICE | WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| HONOR | DOROTHY HEIGHT LIBRARY | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
