Florence "Frankie" Adams
American educator, social worker, and author (1902-1979)
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Florence V. "Frankie" Adams (1902–1979) was an American educator and writer. She had a long career at the Atlanta School of Social Work spanning 1931 through 1964. She is known for her social activism and as the author of Soulcraft: Sketches on Negro-White Relations Designed to Encourage Friendship and The Reflections of Florence Victoria Adams.[1]
July 9, 1902
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| Born | Florence Victoria Adams July 9, 1902 Danville, Kentucky |
| Died | August 29, 1979 (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Education | Knoxville College, New York University |
| Occupations | Educator, author, social worker |
Biography
Florence Victoria Adams was born in Danville, Kentucky, on July 9, 1902. In 1925, she graduated from Knoxville College.[2][1] In 1939, she obtained her master's degree in education from New York University.[1]
In 1931, Adams joined the faculty of the Atlanta School of Social Work. She influenced the curriculum and content of group work on a national level as a member of the Committee on Group Work of the American Association of Social Work.[1]
In 1964, Adams retired from the Atlanta School of Social Work, now called Atlanta University.[3]
From 1965 to 1967, she worked for Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. and from 1968 through 1970 she worked with Project Head Start.[1]
Adams died on August 29, 1979, aged 77, in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Publications
- Women in Industry (1929)
- Soulcraft: Sketches on Negro-White Relations Designed to Encourage Friendship (1944)
- Some Pioneers in Social Work: brief sketches; student work book, with Whitney Young, Jr. (1957)
- The Reflections of Florence Victoria Adams, a history of the Atlanta University School of Social Work (published posthumously in 1981)