Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights activist, died Tuesday,
Howard University Hospital confirmed. The hospital spokesman,
Ron Harris, said Height died at 3:41 a.m. No cause of death was
given. She was age 98. Height, who had been chair and president
emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the
1960s alongside civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr., future U.S. Rep. John Lewis and A. Philip
Randolph. Here's a look at the highlights of her life: Birth
date: March 24, 1912 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name:
Dorothy Irene Height Parents: James Edward, building contractor,
and Fannie (Burroughs) Height Education: New York University, BA
and MA (Educational Psychology), 1933 Columbia University and
the New York School of Social Work (Post-Graduate) * 1933 –
Leader of the United Christian Youth Movement of North America.
Height works to prevent lynching and desegregate the armed
forces. * 1935 – Height is asked to work with ending Harlem
riot. * 1937 – Mary McLe