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Jane Cooke Wright. Scientist’s Full Name. Ashley Mcgaha Period-2 February, 7, 2010. Your Name Period Date. Introduction.
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Jane Cooke Wright Scientist’s Full Name Ashley Mcgaha Period-2 February, 7, 2010 Your Name Period Date
Introduction Jane 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!!!
Family Jane 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 Wright Worked Jane Wright became a emerita professor at New York medical college.
What she was famous 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 chemotherapy 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 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.
Quote from Jane Wright A few quotes said by Jane Cooke Wrightare: “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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