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Early Life
Wright grew up in Marshall, Texas and attended Wiley College, where she studied Home Economics. At Wiley, Wright took classes from Professor and activist Melvin B. Tolson, who inspired her to become engaged with the Civil Rights Movement. In September of 1942, After receiving a recommendation from Wiley College president Dr. Matthew Dogan, Lady Bird Johnson hired Wright as a cook for herself and then-representative Lyndon Johnson. Wright accompanied Mrs. Johnson and another newly hired staff member, John Hickey, on their drive to Washington D.C. The three had difficulty finding restaurants and hotels throughout the trip since segregated establishments often refused to serve Wright and Hickey. Wright said about the journey in a 1974 interview that she was often asked to enter restaurants through the kitchen or eat outside, but always refused, stating "I felt that if I wasn't wanted, I wouldn't go. I felt happier not going."

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President Johnson often asked Wright's opinion of his legislative actions and appointments. Wright recalled one instance in 1967: "One day he came home, and he said, 'Oh, do you see that I have appointed the first Negro to the Supreme Court?' I said, 'Oh! Has it gone through?' And he said, 'Well, no, but I'm sure it will. live appointed him.' That's when he had appointed [Thurgood] Marshall to the Supreme Court.'"Wright was outspokenly supportive of Johnson's work, stating that "In talking with him I know he is for all of the Negro people, and he has done more for them than anyone else"