dorothy irene height, passed at the age of 98. she was my friend, my mentor, and one of my predecessors as the national president of delta sigma theta sorority. she was passionate about justice and equality. everything she did, every position she held and every policy she advocated served her life's mission, which was to eliminate barriers to success for women and blacks while inspiring the next generation. even though presidents and other world leaders sought her counsel, she always took the time to advise and encourage young women, including myself. while we mourn her loss, i am in the sad. she lived a great life -- i am not sad. she lived a great life. we often talk about, life is not the longevity, but it is the breadth. she had a great life. we celebrate her life today a great humanitarian who leaves a legacy of strong and caring women. that is why i'm honored to introduce this resolution celebrating dr. height's life and recognizing her work. dr. height served as president of the national council of negro women for four deca

dorothy irene height, passed at the age of 98.s as the national president of delta sigma theta sorority. she was passionate about justice and equality. everything she did, every position she held and every policy she advocated served her life's mission, which was to eliminate barriers to success for women and blacks while inspiring the next generation. even though presidents and other world leaders sought her counsel, she always took the time to advise and encourage young women, including myself. while we mourn her loss, i am in the sad. she lived a great life -- i am not sad. she lived a great life. we often talk about, life is not the longevity, but it is the breadth. she had a great life. we celebrate her life today a great humanitarian who leaves a legacy of strong and caring women. that is why i'm honored to introduce this resolution celebrating dr. height's life and recognizing her work. dr. height served as president of the national council of negro women for four decades, step do you think from the position in 1997. in her

dorothy irene height spent her life redefining woman. behavior to endure quietly. of course, we know about dr. height's deserving numerous awards. i was fortunate to watch her receive the presidential medal of freedom in 1994, and the congressional gold medal in 2004, give ever so many speeches, open the bag is an historic national council of negro women's building on pennsylvania avenue in 1995. but she placed equal importance on enabling people to be respected, legally, worldwide. indeed, dr. height gave her time and support to those in need, no matter how she was feeling. now, that is the more familiar definition of woman. however, many times righteousness was not applied to her. but her clear determination and strong positive self-perceptions did not allow the acted out the egregious sexist behaviors to push her to the background like they had successfully done, and had permitted to too many female civil rights activist in the 1950s and '60s. [applause] >> some public or prosperous people are not confident. they might be lacking in t

. >> reporter: dorothy irene height received two of the nation's highest honors the presidential medal of freedom and the congressional gold medal. at this point no funeral plans have been announced. >>> democrat joe mansion was the guest of honor at last night's pirates baseball game. he accepted a check for $10,000 raided by pirates fans. the money will go to the victims ' families. >>> the white house thinks it has a way to make sports more fair and representative in school. the obama administration reversed the title 9 that affects equality and gender. >> leveling the playing field when it comes to school sports. >> men's sports always dominate while women's sports took a back door to them. >> reporter: the obama administration is putting the spotlight on gender equality measures in sports on campuses. >> it's one of the great assets and equalizers that women are finally getting a piece of. >> the 1972 title nine education policy requires that sports programs in federally- funded schools be fair toward both genders. the goal is to meet the athletic need and interest of women studen

dorothy height, the honorable dorothy irene height, for many years. this last weekend several of us went to bennett college for women in greensboro, north carolina. i was a speaker at the height for excellence luncheon scholarship luncheon for the young women that go to that university. quite an honor it was for us to pay homage to dr. height, quiet, courageous, just imagine 70 years ago when she stepped out as a woman working with leaders to speak, to give, to organize, and to teach. here we are in 2010 wanting to be like dorothy irene height. i want to honor former secretary alexis herman who served as her adopted daughter and with her for all these years as we serve here in washington. also to dr. barbara skinner who worked tirelessly and surrounded dr. height in prayer for the last three weeks, 24 hours a day. thank you, my sisters. let us rise up and have the strength that dr. height showed each of us. 30 seconds? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is yielded another 30 seconds. ms. kilpatrick: thank you very much. dr. height, just know you

and to gwen ifill >> ifill: dorothy irene height always made it her business to be in the room, whether it was working with eleanor roosevelt and mary mcleod bethune, or advising martin luther king, jr., and roy wilkins. after a lifetime of activism, she received both the presidential medal of freedom-- from president bill clinton in 1994-- and the congressional medal of honor-- from president george w. bush in 2004. >> early in life, i learned it was important to have some goals, and to have a sense that you're not just a worker but that you had a mission, and to have a sense of a life's work. and i chose to put my life's work in the direction of equality and justice. >> ifill: height returned to the white house earlier this year when president obama unveiled an oval office copy of the emancipation proclamation. today, the president hailed her as the "godmother of the civil rights movement." height served as president of the national council of negro women for 40 years, and was a longtime board member of the ywca, where she began her career as a social worker. i spoke with her in 2003

dorothy irene height, passed at the age of 98. she was my friend, my mentor, and one of my predecessors as the national president of delta sigma theta sorority. she was passionate about justice and equality. everything she did, every position she held and every policy she advocated served her life's mission, which was to eliminate barriers to success for women and blacks while inspiring the next generation. even though presidents and other world leaders sought her counsel, she always took the time to advise and encourage young women, including myself. while we mourn her loss, i am in the sad. she lived a great life -- i am not sad. she lived a great life. we often talk about, life is not the longevity, but it is the breadth. she had a great life. we celebrate her life today a great humanitarian who leaves a legacy of strong and caring women. that is why i'm honored to introduce this resolution celebrating dr. height's life and recognizing her work. dr. height served as president of the national council of negro women for four deca

godmother of the civil rights movement here in this country and will talk about the fact that dorothy ireneheight was no ordinary woman. she was no ordinary american. she made us a better people, a better society and a better nation. dr. hyde recognized early on that civil rights and women's rights are inseparable. on travel, kurt campbell, our system secretary for asia and pacific affairs met today at the ministry of foreign affairs with the minister, the director general of the north american affairs bureau and the director general for the defense policy bureau at the ministry of defense. they talked about a wide-ranging issue regarding u.s. security cooperation and as you could anticipate, who tend law was part of the discussion. assistant secretary of lake is in bhutan today. he led the u.s. observer delegation to the 16th south asian association for regional cooperation for the summit and congratulated the saarc on its 25th anniversary this year, and we-- he welcomed their vision for greater salvation regional cooperation yesterday on the fringes of these meetings. he met with sri lank

dorothy irene height spent her life redefining woman.r high school long before girls or women's competitive sports were acceptable. from the beginning of her youth and throughout her life, dr. height was and condoning about the indignities of fools instead of the more tolerable female behavior to endure quietly. of course we know about dr. height's disturbing -- deserving numerous awards. i was fortunate to watch her receive the presidential medal of freedom in 1994 and the congressional gold medal in 2004, give ever so many speeches, open the fabulous and historic national council of negro women's building on pennsylvania avenue in 1995, but she placed equal importance on enabling people to be respected legally worldwide. indeed, dr. height gave her time and support to those in need, no matter how she was feeling. now that is a more familiar definition of woman. however, many times rightful this was not applied to her, but her clear determination and strong, positive self perception did not allow those who acted out egregious, as sexist

dorothy irene heights died today and i want to join with my colleagues and as well, the honorable diane watson who will have a special hour in tribute to dr. heights tonight, but i want to take the time to make sure that every aspect of our record today reflected on her loss. we lost, of course, dr. benjamin hooks who we paid tribute to as well. but in this life, there are few giants who reach down to talk to those who are still learning. dr. dorothy height was that woman. she is the only woman that was present at the 1963 historic and powerful march on washington. she stayed steadfast in her meetings with franklin delano roosevelt. and, of course, she was successor to the national council of negro women. the only building on pennsylvania avenue owned by african-americans, and in this instance, african-american women, is the office of the national council, headed by dr. dorothy height. historic presence on pennsylvania avenue just a few blocks from the white house, what a statement of power. this afternoon as i landed here in washington, i went to that building to pay respects. i just s

dorothy irene height and dr. benjamin hooks. both lived long and fruitful lives and leave legacies that will endure for generations to come. tonight we pay tribute to dr. hooks and dr. height, two trail blazers, two giants who paved the way and opened the doors of opportunity for countless numbers of americans. this week dr. height will be laid to rest and she will be forever remembered as a bold and brilliant african-american woman who blazed many trails and opened many doors so that we all could lead freer and more prosperous lives. a matriarch of the civil rights movement and a staunch advocate of women's rights, dr. height wore many hats throughout her life, both literally and figuratively, with elegance and with dignity, with excellence and with determination. and i'm going to miss her so much. she showed us that the fight for women's rights and our struggle for civil and human rights were not mutually exclusive. she was a coalition builder in our work for justice for all. a couple of months ago and i was listening to congr

irene. she had 36 doctorat degrees. in many ways was a woman way head of her time. dorothy i. height was a leader in the civil rights movement even though as the only woman to the speaker platform when dr. martin luther king delivered his famous "i have a dream speech." she wasn't allowed to talk. >> reporter: promment civil rights movers and shakers have high prize for dr. height. >> she counseled roosevelt and eisenhower. >> reporter: she was an organizer and leader with the ywica. she has mapped out a plan for the whole year. this is the seventh year. she has mapped all of the plans. she was the founding member of the service so wrote delta sigma fata and established the black annual reunion on the national mallment. >> she played the role as the glue in the civil rights movement. mrs.height could bring it together. >>> as news of her passing spread, admirers stopped by the negro women building on pennsylvania avenue to pay tribute. this sunday at coppan state university in baltimore the schoolable is announcing an endowed chair in dorothy height's name and renaming the dor