Dorothy Height (1912-2010)
Born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of a building contractor and a nurse, Height moved with her family to Pennsylvania in her youth. She was awarded a college scholarship after winning a national oratory competition, and attended NYU, where she would ear a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in psychology. Height joined the staff of the Harlem YWCA in 1937 where she met educator and founder of the National Council of Negro Women, Mary McLeod Bethune. Height soon volunteered with the NCNW. One of Height's major accomplishments at the YWCA was directing the integration of all of its centers in 1946. She also established its Center for Racial Justice in 1965. In 1957, Height became the president of the NCNW and helped to organize the March on Washington. But she was not invited to speak that day despite her oratory skills. Height later wrote that the event had been an eye-opening experience for her. Her male counterparts "were happy to include women in the human family, but there was no question as to who headed the household." In 1971, she helped found the National Women's Political Caucus. Height was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994) and the Congressional Gold Medal (2004) and died on April 20, 2010, in Washington, D.C.
The Drink:
Antibes
1.5 oz gin
.5 oz benedictine
2 oz grapefruit juice
orange slice
on the rocks
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: split vote depending on how you feel about grapefruit juice
From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
Born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of a building contractor and a nurse, Height moved with her family to Pennsylvania in her youth. She was awarded a college scholarship after winning a national oratory competition, and attended NYU, where she would ear a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in psychology. Height joined the staff of the Harlem YWCA in 1937 where she met educator and founder of the National Council of Negro Women, Mary McLeod Bethune. Height soon volunteered with the NCNW. One of Height's major accomplishments at the YWCA was directing the integration of all of its centers in 1946. She also established its Center for Racial Justice in 1965. In 1957, Height became the president of the NCNW and helped to organize the March on Washington. But she was not invited to speak that day despite her oratory skills. Height later wrote that the event had been an eye-opening experience for her. Her male counterparts "were happy to include women in the human family, but there was no question as to who headed the household." In 1971, she helped found the National Women's Political Caucus. Height was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994) and the Congressional Gold Medal (2004) and died on April 20, 2010, in Washington, D.C.
The Drink:
Antibes
1.5 oz gin
.5 oz benedictine
2 oz grapefruit juice
orange slice
on the rocks
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: split vote depending on how you feel about grapefruit juice
From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
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