On the last Discovery mission in December, astronaut Joan Higginbotham carried with her into space a photo in tribute to one of her heroes.
Ms. Higginbotham will present the photo, a portrait of the National Council of Negro Women’s historic headquarters at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, to Dorothy I. Height, Chair Emerita of NWNW at ceremonies at the building on Febuary 13th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“The accomplishment of Joan Higginbotham represents the fruit of every march and sit-in of the Civil Rights Movement, and most importantly, the potential that every young African American girl and boy has within themselves," stated Dorothy I. Height.
The landmark building where Abraham Lincoln sat for photo portraits by Matthew Brady is the only building on the corridor of power owned by women and people of color. Dorothy I. Height is a receipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She will turn 95 years old next month. For more information, visit
www.ncnw.org.
http://www.ncnw.org/images/astronaut.pdf