Jane Wright Impact On Society

Imagine being a surgery professor, working at a New York Medical College, being a leader of the cancer chemotherapy department, and the highest ranked African American female in the medical department. That dream came true for Dr. Jane Cooke Wright. Jane Wright’s cancer research helped doctors and nurses all over the world. In November of 1919, Jane Cooke Wright was born in New York City. She attended a series of private schools in New York, until graduating from Smith College in 1942. From 1945 to 1946 she interned at Bellevue Hospital. Jane married David Jones Jr. while at residency at Harlem Hospital in 1947. Dr. Jane Wright became a staff physician in 1949 with the New York City Public Schools and Harlem Hospital. She soon left Harlem
The membership went from 60 to 8,800 in 15 years. While serving on a cancer subcommittee, she founded regional cancer centers which were devoted to studying cancer. Some of her other accomplishments include analyzing anti-cancer agents, exploring patient and tissue culture response to potential drugs on cancer cells and administrating cancer chemotherapy. She was one of the first researchers to test chemotherapeutic drugs. Jane Wright’s contributions to the research of cancer chemotherapy still have a great impact today. They helped change the face of medicine and they are still used today. Her leadership and mentorship have also impacted cancer research, informing others of her cancer research and tests. She is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture instead of mice to test the effects of the drugs. She also used the drug methotrexate to treat breast and skin cancers. She has greatly impacted us today. As you can see, Dr. Jane Cooke Wright had many contributions and impacts to our society. She informed every one of her research, spreading the knowledge on cancer, its effects, and ways that could cure it. Her tests and experiments help doctors and nurses all over the world today improving