Adrienne Lash Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adrienne Lash Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2018 (aged 83) Cary, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Black studies |
| Institutions | Oberlin College |
Adrienne Lash Jones (July 15, 1935 - August 28, 2018) was an American academic of African-American studies. She was a professor at Oberlin College for most of her career.[1]
Early life and education
editAdrienne Lash was born in Salisbury, North Carolina to Wiley I. Lash and Thelma Spalding Lash.[2] Her family "had a history of operating small businesses"[3] and valued education; her mother had earned a PhD.[2] One of two daughters, she grew up in Salisbury, where she worked in the family-owned Lash’s Self Service Grocery and attended Price High School.[2][4] Lash's father went on to become Salisbury's first Black mayor from 1981 to 1985.[4]
Jones graduated from Fisk University in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in business management.[1][3] While at Fisk, she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha.[2] She earned a graduate degree (1979) and a doctorate in American studies (1983) at Case Western Reserve University.[1][2] Her dissertation was titled Jane Edna Hunter: A Case Study of Black Leadership, 1915- 1950. It was republished in 1990 in volume 12 of the 16- volume series, Black Women in United States History (Carlson Publishing, Inc.).[3]
Career
editJones became involved in civil rights activism in Cleveland in the 1960s, eventually becoming recognized as a local leader, meeting with figures such as Malcolm X and Cleveland mayor Carl Stokes.[2]
Jones was a professor at Oberlin College for most of her career,[1] and became the school's first tenured female Black professor. She was head of Oberlin College's Black Studies Department by 1991, and developed a curriculum for the department which focused on "a mix of courses in history, politics, education, and fine arts". She also played a pivotal role in the development of the college's feminist studies department.[5]
Personal life and death
editShe married L. Morris Jones (d. 2015) in 1957. The couple moved to Cleveland in 1958, and L. Morris Jones started a medical practice in the Hough neighborhood. In 1962, they relocated to Shaker Heights as part of integration efforts.[2][6]
The couple had three sons, two of whom were twins. The couple retired in the late 1990s, relocating to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[2] Following Morris's death in 2015,[5] Jones relocated to Cary, North Carolina to live near her sister.[2]
Adrienne Lash Jones died in Cary, North Carolina on August 28, 2018.[2]
Publications
editArticles
edit- Jones, Adrienne Lash (1991-04-12). Struggle among Saints: Black Women in the YWCA, 1860-1920 (Report). Oberlin College Department of Black Studies.
- Jones, Adrienne Lash (February 2000). "Bowles, Eva Del Vakia (24 January 1875–14 June 1943), secretary for colored work for the Young Women's Christian Association". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500081. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- Jones, Adrienne Lash (2005-05-19). "Young Women's Christian Association". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.44496. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
Chapters
edit- Jones, Adrienne Lash (1996-11-22). "Philanthropy in the African American Experience". In Schneewind, Jerome B. (ed.). Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-11333-7.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Emerita Professor Adrienne Lash Jones Dies". Oberlin College and Conservatory. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ADRIENNE JONES Obituary (1935 - 2018) - Cary, NC". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b c "Alumni News" (PDF). History Notes. Case Western Reserve University. 2009.
- ^ a b "City dedicates marker to first black mayor". Salisbury Post. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b Millette, James (2018-11-02). "In Memory of Adrienne Jones, Pioneer of Africana Studies". The Oberlin Review. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "L. JONES Obituary (1929 - 2015) - Cleveland, OH". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.