# Ruth Wright

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{{Short description|American state legislator in Colorado}}
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'''Ruth Wright''' is an American former state legislator in Colorado and an environmentalist. A Democrat, she represented Boulder County in the [Colorado House of Representatives](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives) from 1981 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.strongsisters.org/women-who-served-in-the-colorado-house-of-representatives/|title=Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives &#124;}}</ref> She was an environmentalist. She was the second woman to serve as House Minority Leader in Colorado. The Boulder Public Library has a collection of her papers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localhistory.boulderlibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A845|title=Ruth Wright collection. &#124; Carnegie Library for Local History}}</ref>
She graduated cum laude from [Marquette University](/source/Marquette_University) in 1950 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She then traveled abroad and lived in Germany, Austria, and Saudi Arabia. She married  Ken Wright in 1954. She graduated from [University of Colorado's Law School](/source/University_of_Colorado_Law_School) in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorado.edu/law/2023/02/27/ruth-wright-72|title=Ruth Wright ('72)|date=February 27, 2023|website=Colorado Law}}</ref>

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