Height also won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, followed by the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., serving as its national president from 1947 to 1956.
Height’s stamp features artwork by Thomas Blackshear II. It’s a board portrait of Height with gouache and acrylics, according to the postal service. She’s wearing a beautiful pearl necklace and earrings and a purple and gold church hat.
Height passed away in 2010 at age 98. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with other dignitaries, attended her funeral.
Height joins a long list of African-American leaders featured on the Forever stamp, including Harriet Tubman, Alvin Ailey, James Baldwin, Sojourner Truth and Malcolm X.