Mary C. Wright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary C. Wright
American sinologist and historian
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1917
Place of Birth: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jun-1970
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Mary C. Wright
- Mary Clabaugh Wright (born Mary Oliver Clabaugh; Chinese name ??? Ruì Malì; September 25, 1917 – June 18, 1970) was an American sinologist and historian who specialized in the study of late Qing dynasty and early twentieth century China.
- She was the first woman to gain tenure in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, and subsequently the first woman to be appointed a full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale.Wright's influential 1957 monograph, The Last Stand of Chinese Conservatism, argued that the mid-19th century T'ung Chih (Tongzhi) Restoration failed because "the requirements of modernization ran counter to the requirements of Confucian stability."She was married to historian Arthur F.
- Wright.
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