Pamela Rouse Wright | |
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.jpg) Wright in 2024 | |
| 46th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| Assumed office July 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Denise Doring VanBuren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pamela Hilda Edwards Rouse Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | John Griffin Wright |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Ouachita Baptist University University of Arkansas Gemological Institute of America |
| Occupation | philanthropist, businesswoman, jewelry designer, clubwoman |
| Awards | Yellow Rose of Texas Award |
| Website | pamelawright.com |
Pamela Hilda Edwards Rouse Wright is an American philanthropist, clubwoman, businesswoman, and jewelry designer. Since 2022, she has served as the President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She is the second Texan to serve as the national society's president general. In 2022, Wright was presented with the Yellow Rose of Texas Award by Governor Greg Abbott for charitable contributions and volunteerism in Texas.
Under Wright's presidency, the Daughters of the American Revolution worked to become a more inclusive and diverse organization. In January 2023, Wright created the Lena Ferguson Scholarship for students at the University of the District of Columbia, named in honor of Lena Santos Ferguson, a black woman who was denied membership to local chapters of the organization in 1980 due to racist policies and was later accepted as a member-at-large at the national level in 1983. Wright commissioned a commemorative plaque honoring Ferguson to be placed in the memorial garden at DAR Constitution Hall.