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And was a powerful figure in washington. president barack obama delivered her eulogy on thursday, and it is this week's "what matters." >> year after year, decade in, decade out, dr. height went about her work quietly, without fanfare, without self-promotion. she never cared about who got the credit. she didn't need to see her picture in the papers. she understood that the movement gathered strength from the bottom up. those unheralded men and women who don't always make it into the history books, but who steadily insisted on their dignity, on their manhood, and womenhood. she -- [ applause ] ...

Remarkable life. but most who were touched by her needed to say only one thing -- thank you. >> it's an unambiguous record of righteous work. worthy of recognition. and yet one of the ironies is that year after year, decade in, decade out, dr. height went about her work quietly, without fanfare, without self-promotion. >> reporter: she had plenty to brag about. deseg gating the ywca, fighting to stop lynchings, spearheading voter registration drives, leading the national council of negro women. >> what she cared about was the cause. the cause of justice, and the cause of equality, the cause of...

Regardless of gender, regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity. it's an unambiguous record of righteous work. worthy of remembrance. worthy of recognition. and yet one of the ironies is is that year after year, decade in, decade out, dr. height went about her work quietly, without fanfare, without self-promotion. she never cared about who got the credit. she didn't need to see her picture in the papers. she understood that the movement gathered strength from the bottom up. those unheralded men and women who don't always make it into the history books but who steadily insisted on their digni...