[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 492 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 492

      Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Dorothy I. Height.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2010

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Specter, Mr. Burris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Warner, Mr. Casey, Mr. Levin, 
   Mr. Webb, Mr. Feingold, and Ms. Landrieu) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Dorothy I. Height.

Whereas Dr. Dorothy I. Height was born in Richmond, Virginia, on March 24, 1912;
Whereas Dorothy Height died on April 20, 2010, at the age of 98, in Washington, 
        D.C., and was survived by her sister Anthanette Height Aldridge;
Whereas Dorothy Height was valedictorian of her high school and won a national 
        oratorical contest;
Whereas Dorothy Height attended New York University and graduated in 3 years, 
        receiving a master's degree in educational psychology;
Whereas Dorothy Height began her career as a caseworker for the Department of 
        Social Services of New York City;
Whereas Dorothy Height joined the Harlem Young Women's Christian Association 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``YWCA'') and remained a full time 
        employee until 1975;
Whereas Dorothy Height organized and became the director of the YWCA Center for 
        Racial Justice in 1965;
Whereas, in 1957, Dorothy Height became the fourth president of the National 
        Council of Negro Women, a the social services organization with more 
        than 4,000,000 members nationwide, that is comprised of a number of 
        civic, church, educational, labor, community, and professional groups, 
        and served as president for 40 years;
Whereas Dorothy Height became arguably the most influential woman of the civil 
        rights movement;
Whereas Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for racial justice and gender 
        equality;
Whereas Dorothy Height was known for her insistent voice that commanded 
        attention on civil rights issues;
Whereas Dorothy Height liked to say, ``If the times aren't ripe, you have to 
        ripen the times.'';
Whereas Dorothy Height was honored in 1994 with the Presidential Medal of 
        Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President 
        William Jefferson Clinton;
Whereas Dorothy Height received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates 
        from more than 20 universities and colleges;
Whereas Dorothy Height was honored in March 2004 with the Congressional Gold 
        Medal, the highest decoration Congress can bestow;
Whereas the passing of Dorothy Height is a great loss to the Nation: Now, 
        therefore be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the outstanding contributions of Dr. Dorothy 
        I. Height to the civil rights and women's rights movement;
            (2) pays tribute to Dr. Dorothy I. Height, and her passion, 
        dedication to service, and unwavering commitment to equality; 
        and
            (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the Washington, D.C. 
        headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
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