Background
Wright, Mary Clabaugh was born on September 25, 1917 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Samuel F. and Mary (Duncan) Clabaugh.
Wright, Mary Clabaugh was born on September 25, 1917 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Samuel F. and Mary (Duncan) Clabaugh.
Student Vassar, 1938. Master of Arts, Radcliffe, 1939, Doctor of Philosophy, 1951. Doctor of Laws, Wheaton College, 1965, Western College for Women, 1965.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Smith College, 1968.
China representative Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1945-1947, assistant professor, 1947-1954, associate professor, 1954-1959, curator Chinese collection Hoover Institution, 1947-1959. Associate professor of history Yale, 1959-1964, professor, 1964-1970, director Chinese studies, 1961-1966. Trustee Wesleyan University, 1969-1970.
Member American History Association, Association for Asian Studies. Club: Sachems Head Yacht.
Married Arthur F. Wright, on July 6, 1940. Children: Charles Duncan, Jonathan Arthur.