Wright, Sophie Bell (1866–1912)
Wright, Sophie Bell (1866–1912)
American educator. Born June 5, 1866, in New Orleans, LA; died June 10, 1912, in New Orleans; dau. of William Haliday Wright (plantation owner) and Mary (Bell) Wright.
Established girls' day school in parents' home (c. 1881); formally named school the Home Institute (1883); opened Free Night School for men and boys (1884); served as president of Louisiana Woman's Club (1897–98); was secretary and president (1906) of Louisiana branch of International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons.
See also Viola Mary Walker, Sophie Bell Wright: Her Life and Work (MA thesis, Tulane University, 1939).
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