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Patricia Wright (other)
Patricia Wright may refer to: * Patricia Wright (primatologist) (born 1944) * Patricia Wright (actress) (born 1921) * Patricia Wright, murdered by Dana Rivers in 2016 See also * Patrisha Wright, American disabilities activist * Pat Wright (other) {{hndis, Wright, Patricia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wright (primatologist)
Patricia Chapple Wright (born September 10, 1944) is an American primatologist, anthropologist, and Conservation movement, conservationist. Wright is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar. Dr. Wright established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University. She has led over 60 field expeditions in countries such as Borneo, East Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Paraguay, Peru and Philippines. She worked extensively on conservation and contributed to the establishment of the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar. Dr. Wright was the first female recipient of the Indianapolis Zoo Prize (2014), and has also received 3 Medal of Honors from the Malagasy government for her work in Madagascar. Early life Wright was born and raised in Western New York, near Lake Ontario, where she was the oldest among 6 children. Growing up in a large family in a rural farming community, she developed an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wright (actress)
Patricia Wright Ellis (born July 5, 1921) is an American former actress and dancer, weather presenter, announcer, and commercial spokeswoman who made several film and television appearances throughout the 1950s and 1960s. She also wrote, directed and produced, and was featured in printed adverts and educational videos for which she won awards, including at the Argentine Film Festival. Ellis was the leading lady in the short subject '' Cuckoo on a Choo Choo'', opposite The Three Stooges. She was also an announcer on the late 1950s daytime television series ''Queen for a Day''. Biography Early life Wright grew up in Washington state and attended Washington State University, before moving to Hollywood to start an acting career in the 1940s. She worked as a secretary production assistant in radio, and was a production assistant on '' The Bob Hope Show''. Film and TV roles Wright signed with Paramount Pictures and her film appearances included '' Chained for Life'' (1952), ''Trail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Rivers
Dana Rivers (born 1954 or 1955) is an American transgender advocate and convicted murderer. In 1999, Rivers was fired from her job as a teacher at Center High School in Antelope, California, after she revealed to the school that she soon intended to live her life as a woman. Her subsequent suit brought national attention to the case. In 2022, Rivers was convicted of the 2016 murders of Charlotte Reed, 56, and her wife Patricia Wright, 57, and their son Benny Diambu-Wright, 19. Early life and career Rivers grew up in the San Francisco area. She served three years in the US Navy before pursuing a career in education. Rivers was a labor leader in Orange County for the American Federation of Teachers, and in the 1980s was twice elected to the board of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. She was also a baseball coach and a white-water rafting instructor. Rivers had problems with alcoholism and three failed marriages. She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrisha Wright
Patrisha Wright is an American disability rights activist. She is legally blind. She was instrumental in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act. Activism She was at the San Francisco sit-in to support Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in April 1977, as a personal assistant to Judy Heumann. In 1979 she cofounded the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) with Mary Lou Breslin and Robert Funk. From 1979 until 2005 she worked as Director of Government Affairs for DREDF. She fought for the enactment of the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986 and amendments to the Fair Housing Act regarding people with disabilities. Wright represented disability concerns in an alliance of civil rights groups that were all working to pass the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Also in the 1980s, when the Reagan administration threatened to amend or revoke regulations implementing Section 504 of the (American) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education for All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
