Background
Wright, Katharine Wright was born on September 17, 1892 in Forest Glen, Maryland, United States. Daughter of George Herdman and Jessie Fremont (Waite) Wright.
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Katharine Wright Wright
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Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1916; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1918.
Career
Intern, National Homeopathic Hospital, Washington, 1918-1919;
physician-in-charge, Carroll Springs Sanitarium, Forest Glen, Maryland., 1919-1923. Consultant child psychology, parent education, Detroit, 1925-1929, Evanston, Illinois, 1934-1938. Physician Elgin (Illinois) Eastern State Hospital, 1940-1943.
Research assistant psychiatry College Medicine University of Illinois, 1942-1946. Associate Psychopathic Hospital, Chicago, from 1945. Neuropsychiatry consultant Mary Thompson Hospital, Chicago, from 1946, psychiatric director mental health service, 1947-1961.
Faculty Northwestern University School medicine, from 1946, associate professor, from 1950. Courtesy group Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital, 1950-1959. Consultant staff North Shore Hospital, from 1961.
Attending staff Fairview Hospital, from 1959. Lecturer psychiatry and mental health, community and professional groups.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Psychiatric Association, Illinois Psychiatric Society, Institute Medicine Chicago. Member American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association (branch president 1949-1950, secretary 1952-1953, president 1958-1959), National Association Mental Health, American Society Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Medical Women's International Association (vice president from 1962), World Medical Association (United States committee), Chicago Medical Society, George Washington University Medical Society, Illinois Society Mental Health.
Connections
Married Lewis A. Wright, August 11, 1916. Children: Marcia Wright Wooster, George Herbert, Hazel Wright Gaffey.
