Honoring Dorothy Height

As we enjoy the second day of Spring north of the equator, one way to brighten up your envelopes is to use the Dorothy Height stamps, which were issued by the U.S. Postal Service last month. The stamps feature Ms. Height in a purple – her favorite color – and wearing her signature hat, a great look for Spring.

Ms. Height, who died in 2010 at the age of 98, was a renowned civil rights activist for most of her life. The stamp is the 40th in the Black Heritage series.

According to an article by by Yanick Rice Lamb on the Women’s Media Center website, “Little kids knew Height as the hat lady. Grown folks knew not to let the hats fool them. For under those hats was a woman of intellect with a mind that stayed sharp until the day she died at age 98 in 2010.”

The stamps are available in a variety of formats, including a framed art piece, first day covers, etc. To buy Dorothy Height stamps, visit your local post office or www.usps.com. For more information about Ms. Height’s life, read what the USPS had to say, the complete article on WMC, her obituary in the New York Times or her own books, “Open Wide the Freedom Gates” and “Living with Purpose.”