Idella Jones Childs | |
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| Born | Idella Jones June 21, 1903 Perry County, Alabama |
| Died | August 8, 1998 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Alabama State University |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, Social Activist |
| Spouse | Norman Childs |
Idella Jones Childs (June 21, 1903 – August 8, 1998) was an American educator, historian and civil rights activist. Childs worked as a teacher for 35 years in Perry County in Alabama. During the civil rights movement, her home was a meeting place for activists. She was the mother of Jean Childs Young, who later married Andrew Young who went on to become mayor of Atlanta. Childs worked as historian, helping to put two places in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places. She also became the first black woman to sit on the city council in Marion. Childs was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 2002. An award named after Childs is given out from the Alabama Historical Commission for the recognition of those who have contributed to the preservation of historic African American places.