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Dorothy Height, a longtime leader of the U.S. civil rights movement, the chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women, and the 10th Delta Sigma Theta President, died on today in Washington. She was 98.

A civil and human rights leader, women’s rights pioneer and staunch advocate for social justice, Dr. Height was
a strategist in the struggle for equality for all people for more than a half a century. She was often the loney
woman at the table strategizing with world renowned Civil Rights leaders such as: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

Whitney H. Young, A. Phillip Randolph, James Farmer, Roy Wilkins and John Lewis.

“The world knows Dr. Height as the ‘Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement,’ but to the members of Delta
Sigma Theta, she was so much more,” said Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, National President of Delta Sigma Theta.
“Dr. Height was a role model, mentor, sister and friend who will be greatly missed. She leaves behind an
extraordinary legacy that will inspire us all to work toward effecting change with the vigor and tenacity that she
embodied.”

Dr. Height served as an advisor to Eleanor Roosevelt on Civil Rights issues and was a driving force behind the
development of policies affecting women, families and children, as well as social welfare, economic
development and civil and human rights. A devoted student of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the NCNW
and honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta, Dr. Height was committed to keeping her vision alive. She
received hundreds of honors and awards, including the Medal of Freedom, presented by Bill Clinton, and the
Congressional Gold Medal, presented by President George W. Bush.