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Thelma Davidson Adair (Thelma Cornelia Davidson) was born on 29 August, 1920 in Iron Station, North Carolina, is an activist. Discover Thelma Davidson Adair's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 103 years old?
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Thelma Cornelia Davidson |
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Presbyterian church leader, educator, social advocate/activist, and writer |
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104 years old |
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Virgo |
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29 August 1920 |
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29 August |
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Iron Station, North Carolina |
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United States |
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She is a member of famous activist with the age 104 years old group.
Thelma Davidson Adair Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Thelma Davidson Adair's Husband?
Her husband is Arthur Adair (m. 1940-1979)
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Arthur Adair (m. 1940-1979) |
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Thelma Davidson Adair Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Thelma Davidson Adair worth at the age of 104 years old? Thelma Davidson Adair’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. She is from United States. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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She was honored in 2011 by Congressman Charles Rangel. She attended the Selma, Alabama, 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
In 1976, Adair was elected as a Moderator of the General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church, the first black woman to attain this role, travelling to 115 countries during her term. She is one of the original founders of Presbyterian Senior Services, and is a participant with the Fellowship of the "Least Coin", a worldwide prayer movement. She was president of Church Women United from 1980 to 1984.
Adair was an organizer for West Harlem Head Start Programs. In 1944 she was an organizer for Mt. Morris UPC's Project Uplift, a precursor to the Arthur Eugene and Thelma Adair Community Life Center Head Start. The center services more than 250 children throughout various locations in Harlem. Adair has published and written numerous articles on early childhood education. Her publications are authoritative guides for early childhood educators throughout the United States.
Adair is an advocate for early childhood education and helped to establish Head Start programs in Harlem. She has lived in Harlem since 1942 and is Professor Emeritus of Queens College, a CUNY college.
Thelma Cornelia Davidson Adair (born Thelma Cornelia Davidson; August 29, 1920) is an American educator, Presbyterian church leader, advocate for human rights, peace and justice issues, writer and activist. She has been active with Church Women United, a Christian women's advocacy movement. She is an ordained Elder for the Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church of New York City in Harlem. Adair was the moderator for the 1976 Assembly United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). She married, in 1940, the Reverend Arthur Eugene Adair, founder and minister of the church from 1943 until his death in 1979.
Adair was born Thelma Cornelia Davidson in 1920 in Iron Station, North Carolina, one of six children. She lived there while in elementary school. Her family subsequently moved to Kings Mountain, North Carolina. She married Reverend Dr. Arthur Eugene Adair and they moved to New York City in 1942. He became a Senior Pastor of Mount Morris United Presbyterian Church (UPC).