Background
Cromwell, Adelaide M. was born on November 27, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Wesley, Junior and Yetta Elizabeth (Mavritte) Cromwell.
Cromwell, Adelaide M. was born on November 27, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Wesley, Junior and Yetta Elizabeth (Mavritte) Cromwell.
AB, Smith College, 1940. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1941. Certified in Social Work, Bryn Mawr College, 1943.
Doctor of Philosophy, Radcliffe College, 1952. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Southwestern Massachusetts, 1972. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), George Washington University, 1989.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Boston University, 1995.
Member of faculty, Hunter College, 1942-1944;
member of faculty, Smith College, 1945-1946;
member of faculty, Boston University, 1951-1985;
professor sociology, Boston University, 1971-1985;
director Afro-American studies, Boston University, 1969-1988;
professor emerita sociology, Boston University, since 1985. Member of advisory committee volunteer foreign aid Agency for International Development, 1964-1980. Member National Endowment for Humanities, 1968-1970.
Advising committee corrections Commonwealth Massachusetts, 1955-1968. Member of commission institutions higher education, 1973-1974. Advising committee to director Internal Revenue Service, 1970-1971, to director census, 1972-1975.
Board of directors Wheelock College, 1971-1974, National Center Afro-American Artists, 1971-1980, African American Scholars Council, since 1971, National Fellowship Fund, 1974-1975,Massachusetts History Commission, 1993. Board directors Science and Technology for International Development, 1984-1986. Member Executive Committee American Society African Culture, 1967.
Member Massachusetts History Society, since 1997. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, African Studies Association (board director 1966-1968), American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Sociological Association, Council on Foreign Affairs (board foreign scholarships 1980-1984), Massachusetts History Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
1 child Anthony C. Hill.