Dorothy Height: The Original Intersectional Feminist

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In high school, Dorothy showed great talent for what?

A. Math and science

B. Playing the tuba

C. Writing poetry

D. Speaking

Dorothy was accepted to Barnard College in New York in the 1930s, but as the start of school neared, the college changed its mind about her admittance. What was the reason they gave?

A. Her grades weren’t good enough.

B. She had a reputation as a rabble-rouser.

C. The school had already met their quota for black students.

D. Her parents had paid someone to take her entry exams for her.

Dorothy Height was one of the organizers of what iconic event:

A. The March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech

B. Woodstock

C. The segregation showdown at Little Rock, Arkansas

D. The grand opening of the Apollo Theater

Which of the following did Dorothy say in an interview with NPR?

A. "It isn’t where you’re coming from, but where you’re going that counts."

B. "I cannot separate what it means to be female and to have the burdens of sexism any more than I can separate out what it means to be a daughter of slave parents."

C. "I don’t have pet peeves. I have whole kennels of irritation."

D. "We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society."

One of the accomplishments Dorothy is best known for was:

A. Writing A Voice from the South, which is considered a foundational text of black feminism

B. Being the first black woman ordained as an Episcopal priest

C. Integrating all of the YWCA’s centers across the U.S.

D. Having a side gig as a popular cartoonist with major black newspapers

Which of the following awards did Dorothy NOT earn for her work in civil and women’s rights?

A. The Citizens Medal Award from President Ronald Reagan

B. The Congressional Gold Medal

C. Induction into the Democracy Hall of Fame International

D. Her own postage stamp

E. She earned all of these awards plus many more, including 24 honorary degrees (take that, Barnard College!).

After Dorothy’s funeral, who said to the Washington Post that she "understood that women's rights and civil rights are indivisible. She stood up for the rights of women every chance she had"?

A. Hillary Clinton

B. Coretta Scott King

C. Wanda Sykes

D. Maxine Waters

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