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Jane Cooke Jane Cooke WrightWrightAshley Ashley McgahaMcgaha Period-2Period-2February, 7, February, 7, 20102010

IntroductionIntroductionJane Cooke

Wright was born in New York City on November 17 1919.She was also raised in New York. Jane Wright is still living which that makes her ninety-one years old!!!

FamilyFamilyJane Cooke

Wright had a wonderful inspiring family. Her mom Corrine Cooke Wright was a school teacher and her father Louis Tompkins Wright helped her discover chemotherapy. She also had a sister.

Where Jane Where Jane Wright WorkedWright WorkedJane Wright

became a emerita professor at New York medical college.

What she was What she was famous forfamous for

She was famous for developing a cancer treatment called Chemotherapy. This is the project that her father Dr. Louis T. Wright helped with.

How did How did chemotherapy chemotherapy impact society?impact society?Well, let’s see how did chemo impact society well first off it made life easier for people who had cancer and it made it where they felt like they were not going to die anytime soon just because they had cancer. Chemotherapy is one of the greatest inventions! It is an invention that saves lives everyday. To me that is outstanding!

One fact I found One fact I found Interesting!Interesting!

The one fact I found interesting is why her and Dr. Louis Wright worked so hard to discover this treatment for cancer. The reason she did it was because they wanted to help people that had cancer. They made it easier to live for people with any type of cancer. She was a great person.

TimeLineimeLine1919- Jane Cooke Wright was born1949- Dr. Wright began her pioneering work and during her 40-year career she published over 100 research papers on cancer chemotherapy and led delegations of cancer researchers to Africa, China, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union1967- she was the highest ranking African-American woman in a United States medical institution.1971- she became the first woman elected president of the New York Cancer Society.2004- she became a 50-year member of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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A few quotes said by Jane Cooke Wright are: “Most people don't want every room in a house to look different. They want a flow.” - Jane Wright

“We have to credit our customers with the idea. They asked for it.” - Jane Wright

“We're finally moving into that here. We're stepping out and not feeling so locked into conventional decorating schemes.” - Jane Wright

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