Jane C. Wright - Clutch bag

This attractive hand held leather clutch handbag is definitely a one of a kind. The bag is a solid slate grey, while the flap over is a cracked stone grey. With a camel colored holding strap is peeking between. Then you have mixed grey tassels ,embellished while acting as a additional closure for the bag. The back of the  has a camel colored pocket for quick pics. The interior of the bag is fully lined and has two leather interior pockets, with a zipper closure. This is a show stopper measuring 16" X 12 1/2". Dr. Jane Wright was the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society. Jane Cooke Wright's father was one of the first African American graduates of Harvard Medical School, and he set a high standard for his daughters. Dr. Louis Wright was the first African American doctor appointed to a staff position at a municipal hospital in New York City and, in 1929, became the city's first African American police surgeon. He also established the Cancer Research Center at Harlem Hospital.  Jane Wright graduated with honors from New York Medical College in 1945.Dr. Jane Wright analyzed a wide range of anti-cancer agents, explored the relationship between patient and tissue culture response, and developed new techniques for administering cancer chemotherapy. By 1967, she was the highest ranking African American woman in a United States medical institution. Chemotherapy was still mostly experimental at that time. At Harlem Hospital her father had already redirected the focus of foundation research to investigating anti-cancer chemicals. Dr. Louis Wright worked in the lab and Dr. Jane Wright would perform the patient trials. In 1949, the two began testing a new chemical on human leukemias and cancers of the lymphatic system. Following Dr. Louis Wright's death in 1952, Dr. Jane Wright was appointed head of the Cancer Research Foundation, at the age of 33. While pursuing private research at the New York Medical College, she implemented a new comprehensive program to study stroke, heart disease, and cancer, and created another program to instruct doctors in chemotherapy. In 1971, Dr. Jane Wright became the first woman president of the New York Cancer Society. After a long and fruitful career of cancer research, Dr. Wright retired in 1987. During her forty-year career, Dr. Wright published many research papers on cancer chemotherapy and led delegations of cancer researchers to Africa, China, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union.