Cecelia Adkins

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Cecelia Nabrit Adkins (September 3, 1923 – January 2, 2007)U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007[https://www.scribd.com/document/92293/Fisk-Mag-March-07 Wadwhani, Anita (2007). "Cecelia N. Adkins, woman of many 'firsts,' dies at 83." The Tennessean 01/04/2007. (as appears in the Fisk: The Official Magazine of Fisk University (March 07), Vol. II, Issue I)] Retrieved 5-4-2018. was an African-American publisher from Atlanta. She was the first woman, and first lay person, elected to the position of executive director of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. In this position, she was responsible for serving 35,000 churches and over 8 million constituents.{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=https://www.sspbnbc.com/about-us/our-story/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Sunday School Publishing Board|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, United States of America, Incorporated|url=https://ww2.tnstate.edu/library/digital/sunday.htm|access-date=2021-06-02|website=ww2.tnstate.edu}} She took up the position in 1975.Davis, Marianna (Editor). Contributions of Black Women to America, Volume 1: The Arts, Media, Business, Law, Sports. (1982.) Kenday Press: Columbia, South Carolina.

She died in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 83.U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014