Dorothy Height published 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with The Core of America's Race Problem (1945). The best-known is The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook (1993).
Updated September 2026
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The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook
Dorothy Height's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook (1993)
Open Wide the Freedom Gates (2003)
Other books in order
The Core of America's Race Problem (1945)
Step by Step with Interracial Groups (1946)
Taking a Hand in Race Relations (1951)
About Dorothy Height
Dorothy Irene Height was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of Foundational Black American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and Foundational Black Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. Height's role in the "Big Six" civil rights movement was frequently ignored by the press due to sexism. In 1974, she was named to the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which published the Belmont Report, a bioethics report in response to the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
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Dorothy Height FAQ
- How many books has Dorothy Height written?
- Dorothy Height published 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Dorothy Height's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook.
- What is Dorothy Height's last book?
- Open Wide the Freedom Gates (2003).
- What is Dorothy Height's most famous book?
- The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook (1993) is Dorothy Height's most widely read book.
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