Dr. Jane C. Wright KU Paved the way to viable

Paved the way to viable treatment options for diabetes

At 15 years old

building homes for the poor

Harper Lee

After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science

Dr. Jane C. Wright KU Paved the way to viableAchievements Pioneer chemotherapy researcher, Introducing the use of methotrexate in the treatment of skin and breast cancer. Dr. Jane C. Wright makes the first entry on our list of famous female doctors. She descended from a renowned medical family that defied the social and racial barriers in a profession that was traditionally dominated by white men. For instance, Dr. Wrights father was Dr. Louis T. Wright, one of the first black graduates of