Electa Amanda Wright Johnson

Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (, Wright; November 13, 1838 – January 17, 1929) was an American philanthropist. She was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls, and was selected by the governor of Wisconsin several times to represent the state on the questions of charity and reform. Johnson wrote essays, short stories, and sketches of travel for the daily papers of Milwaukee.

Early life and education Electa Amanda Wright was born in the town of Arcadia, New York, November 13, 1838. Her father, Bezaleel Wright Jr. (1796–1878), was from a family that had fought in the American Revolution, and her mother, Catharina Kipp (1799–1863),

While she was still a child, her parents moved west and settled near Madison, Wisconsin. She attended neighborhood schools and finished high school in Madison. she married Daniel Harris Johnson, In that capacity, she participated in their deliberations in Washington, D.C., Louisville, Kentucky, St. Louis, Missouri, Madison, Wisconsin, and San Francisco, California.

Selected works "The Wisconsin industrial school", Milwaukee Monthly, v. 11, 1876, pp. 118–120. "Milwaukee home for the friendless", Milwaukee Monthly, pp. 246–250.