Ethelene Crockett

Ethelene Jones Crockett (1914–1978) was an American physician and activist from Detroit. She was Michigan's first African-American female board certified OB/GYN, and the first woman to be president of the American Lung Association. In 1988, Crockett was inducted posthumously into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.

Ethelene Jones Crockett
Crockett in 1972
Born(1914-09-26)September 26, 1914
St. Joseph, Michigan
DiedDecember 28, 1978(1978-12-28) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materJackson College(1934)
University of Michigan
Howard University College of Medicine
Occupationphysician
Spouse
(m. 1934)
Children3, including George Crockett III
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