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But on that momentous day, the women who were the unsung heroes of making the march happen — the leaders, visionaries, organizers, and ordinary foot soldiers — were denied any of the spotlight.One of those women was Dorothy Height, known as "the godmother of the civil rights movement." She was a member of the National Council of Negro Women and played a key role in organizing the march. "I think there were so many things that women did that not only supported — but were active elements in — the success of the civil rights movement," Height told CBS News in 2003.
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