Background
Simpson, Ida Harper was born on June 9, 1928 in Pansey, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Ampere-hour and Smithie Mae (Croom) H.
Simpson, Ida Harper was born on June 9, 1928 in Pansey, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Ampere-hour and Smithie Mae (Croom) H.
Bachelor of Arts Alabama, 1949. Master of Arts, University Alabama, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1956.
Instructor College William and Mary, 1954—1955. Research fellow social research section University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1955—1956. Instructor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1956—1957, University Illinois, Chicago, 1957—1958.
Research assistant to assistant professor Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1958—1963, associate professor to professor sociology, since 1971.
Fellow: Southern Sociological Society (member executive committee 1976-1979, vice president 1983), American Sociological Society (member publication committee 1974-1977, nominations committee member 1979-1980, committee on committees 1984-1985).
Married Richard L. Simpson, July 11, 1955. Children: Robert D., Frank D.