Legal eagle flies above the golf course: Eve Wright is one of the first black women to work for the LPGA.(Professional Profile)(Ladies Professional Golf Association)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Carlson, Laura | Copyright information

Eve Wright is the first to admit that she doesn't give up a fight easily. Growing up in Indianapolis, Wright remembers negotiating every point with her parents and being unremittingly candid. Perhaps it is these characteristics that pointed her to the career goals that she has accomplished so far. As director of legal affairs for the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the world's longest-running women's professional sports association, Wright is one of the first African American...

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