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Dr. Height has-received countless awards and honorary degrees for
1989, President Ronald Reagan presented Dr. Height the citizens
The Congressional Black Caucus presented Ms. Height the william
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and particularly women - paraileling the spirit and work of
nwoman of the Year" in Human rights by the Ladies Home Journal..
Along with Vice President Hubert F. Humphrey, in 1965 she
received the John F. Kennedy Memorial Award of the National
Council or Jewish Homen which is given to persons who #have
distinguished themselves in humanitarian causes," and in 19ss she
was awarded the Myrtle Wreath of Achieveaent by Hadassah..
Ms. Height has traveled widely throughout Europe, Asia, Latin
America, Africa, and the Caribbean..
In 1937, as Vice Chairperson of the United Christian Youth
Movement' of North America, Ms. Height was selected as one of the
10 American youth delegates to the World Conference of Life and
Work of the Churches held at Oxford, England.. She was the 1939
Ywca representative to the Worid Conference of Christian Youth
In 1952, Ms. Height served as a.
held in Amsterdam, Holland..
visiting professor' at the Delhi School of Social work, University
Of Delhi, India.
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Rights#' held by Unesco at Kingston, Jamaica.
participated in "197s tribunal at the International Women's Year
Conference of the United Nations at Mexico City.
Dr.
In addition, to being the recipient of numerous awards,
and
was
government Commissions and Boards. In l962, Dr. Height
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Commission on the Status of Women. In l966, Dr. Height served on
the Council to the White House Conference nTo Fulrill These
Rights," and participated in a 12-day Study Mission to Israel by
the American Jewish Committee, Institute on Human Relations, and
went to Oxford England, as a member of the Anglo-American
Conference on Probiems of Minority Integration held by the
Ditchley Foundation.
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