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Muriel Hazel Wright (31 March 1889 – 27 February 1975) was an American teacher, historian and writer on the Choctaw Nation. ==Life== Wright was born in Lehigh, Oklahoma in 1889. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a missionary. One of her grandparents was Choctaw and he had been chief of their nation.〔(Muriel Hazel Wright ), Joey Horsley, FemBio.org, retrieved 8 February 2015〕 After 1924, she devoted her time to writing about the native Americans of Oklahoma.〔 She contributed and edited ''The Chronicles of Oklahoma''.〔 Wright took a leading role in negotiating for Choctaw rights and compensation for the loss of their historic lands.〔 The North American Indian Women's Association named Wright the outstanding Indian woman of the 20th century in 1971.〔 Wright died in Oklahoma City in 1975. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muriel Hazel Wright」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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