Evelyn Stocking Crosslin
Evelyn Stocking Crosslin | |
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| Born | February 28, 1919 Daytona Beach, Florida, US |
| Died | January 25, 1991 (aged 71) Daytona Beach, Florida, US |
| Occupation | Physician |
Doctor Evelyn Stocking Crosslin (1919–1991) was an American physician. She was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.[1]
Life
She was born Evelyn Stocking in Daytona Beach to father Dr. John T. Stocking and mother Daisy Stocking Park.[2][3] She has three grandchildren: Marjorie, Neil, Jr., and Hardy Crosslin.[4] She was educated at Bethune-Cookman College. Because African-Americans were not admitted to Florida medical schools at the time, she earned her MD from Meharry Medical College in Tennessee.[5] She was the first African-American woman to practice medicine in Volusia County. She married Doctor Neill Crosslin.[6] Crosslin practised 47 years at the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.[1] She also operated her own practice and worked at the Daytona Beach Public Health Unit's Well Baby Clinic for 30 years.[7]
Crosslin and her husband have been credited with providing quality medical services to people who couldn't afford private medical care. The Halifax Crosslin Health Center was opened in 1994 to honor their contributions; fees at the center are set based on income.[8]
Community involvement
Aside from her work as a physician, Crosslin was also involved in the her community as a member of a historically black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, [9] specifically in the Gamma Mu Omega Chapter[10] as Health Chair Committee. [11]
References
- ^ a b "Evelyn Stocking Crosslin". Florida Memory.
- ^ The Daytona Beach News-Journal. (2018, June 10). Scott Kent: Keeping a park's history alive. https://www.news-journalonline.com/. https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2018/06/10/scott-kent-keeping-parks-history-alive/12007490007/.
- ^ Butler, A. (2022-02-17). "Black history close to home". Daytona Times. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (1953, June 24). Negro news. Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 8. https://books.google.com/books?id=NYQ0AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA11&dq=Evelyn+Stocking+Crosslin&article_id=1691,6501238&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi79pTUrNSQAxUARTABHbJ-GUIQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=Evelyn%20Stocking%20Crosslin&f=false
- ^ "Evelyn Stocking Crosslin". Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Area Woman Hall of Fame Finalist". Daytona Beach Sunday News. October 9, 1995. p. 18.
- ^ "Outstanding Woman". Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 1995.
- ^ "Crosslin Medical Clinic Treats Needy With Care". Orlando Sentinel. September 1, 1994.
- ^ Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (1974, April 25). NCNW women of the year to be named on Sunday. Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 10B. https://books.google.com/books?id=dYUfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=evelyn+stocking+crosslin&article_id=2229,3553131&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirsLGzkdWQAxVqTTABHcxOKMA4FBDoAXoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=evelyn%20stocking%20crosslin&f=false
- ^ Harris, D. B. (1961, October 22). Chatterbox. Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 5. https://books.google.com/books?id=300fAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=Evelyn+Stocking+Crosslin&article_id=3271,3557066&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO1sLK1ZiRAxUBQjABHVQVKP04HhDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=Evelyn%20Stocking%20Crosslin&f=false
- ^ Harris, D. B. (1956, November 17). Chatterbox. Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 12. https://books.google.com/books?id=vpceAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Evelyn+Stocking+Crosslin&article_id=2359,2670810&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju3o7W3peRAxW9mSYFHRHtBjsQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=Evelyn%20Stocking%20Crosslin&f=false