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June 18, 2004

Dorothy Height Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

On August 8, 2004, Dorothy Height received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She spent her life fighting for civil rights and women's rights, serving as president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.

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People: Dorothy Height
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1. Dorothy Height - Presidential Medal of Freedom - National Women's History Museum

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