Ethelene Jones Crockett was an American physician and activist from Detroit.
16 Facts About Ethelene Crockett
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In 1988, Crockett was inducted posthumously into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
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Ethelene Crockett attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan, and then attended Jackson Junior College, where she graduated in 1934.
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Ethelene Crockett attended the University of Michigan, where she met and married George Crockett Jr.
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In 1942, Ethelene Crockett began medical school at Howard University, when she was 28 years old, married and mother to three children.
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In 1960, Ethelene Crockett spent a month touring Europe and the Soviet Union with 16 other African-American medical doctors, on a study trip sponsored by the National Medical Association.
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Ethelene Crockett directed the Detroit Maternal Infant Care Project from 1967 to 1970.
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Ethelene Crockett helped design the Detroit Model Neighborhood Comprehensive Health Center.
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Ethelene Crockett was active in a wide variety of organizations that dealt with health and social issues.
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Ethelene Crockett was an advocate for public daycare centers for working women as well as family planning, and she often lectured on these and other topics.
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Ethelene Crockett was the first woman to attain this position in the organization, which was by then more than seven decades old.
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Ethelene Crockett met with President Jimmy Carter at the White House on behalf of the American Lung Association in November 1978.
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Ethelene Crockett spoke about the need for funding to combat tuberculosis.
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Ethelene Crockett, appearing with ventriloquist Shari Lewis and puppet Lamb Chop, presented Carter with a sheet of the association's Christmas Seals.
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Ethelene Crockett was the keynote speaker at the Jackson College commencement 1972 ceremony.
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In 1988, Ethelene Crockett was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.