She Persisted: Dorothy HeightBy: Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger,Gillian Flint Series: She Persisted Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds including Dorothy Height! Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard