Pamela Rouse Wright

Pamela Hilda Edwards Rouse Wright is an American philanthropist, businesswoman, and jewelry designer. She served as the President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution from 2022 to 2025. She was 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. In 2025, she became the first president general to be appointed to the board of trustees of the National First Ladies Day Commission.

Under Wright's administration, 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.

Early life, family, and education Wright was born and raised in Georgia, the daughter of Charles Benjamin Rouse Sr. and Wauneithe ( Mitchell) Rouse. Charles Benjamin Rouse Sr., a Korean War veteran, was a recipient of the Good Conduct Medal, the China Service Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal Korea, and the Korean Service Medal with six stars. She is a descendant of Pvt. Reuben Roberts Sr., who served under the command of George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. a jewelry and luxury goods company based in Houston. As a jewelry designer, her clients have included First ladies of Texas and of First ladies of the United States, as well as other wives of prominent American politicians. In June 2025, Wright joined the board of trustees of the National First Ladies Day Commission. Wright is also an ambassador for the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation.

Daughters of the American Revolution Wright was the third generation of her family to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, as her mother and grandmother were also members. She joined the national society as a member of the Lady Washington Chapter in Houston, Texas. Under her leadership as State Regent, the organization's membership in Texas increased to more than 18,000. She was elected to national office in 2016 as the Chaplain General. She is the second woman from Texas to serve as President General, after Lynn Forney Young. Wright transitioned the Daughters of the American Revolution Insignia Store from an outside commercial vendor to an in-house operation. Wright commissioned a memorial plaque, in honor of Lena Ferguson, that was placed in the memorial garden at DAR Constitution Hall.

In April 2023, in her capacity as President General, Wright presented state awards to students who partook in a historical essay contest hosted by the Colonel David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Delaware.

In November 2023, Wright had a papal audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican.

Under Wright's administration, the Daughters of the American Revolution passed an amendment to the society's bylaws at the 2023 DAR Continental Congress that states the organization cannot discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, or sexual orientation. At the congress, a DAR delegate inquired whether chapters could vote against admitting a new member if the applicant had amended their birth certificates to indicate they were female. In a newsletter released after the congress, Wright wrote, "some have asked if this means a transgender woman can join DAR or if this means that DAR chapters have previously welcomed transgender women. The answer to both questions is, yes."

Her official portrait, painted by Mexican-American artist Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, was unveiled at Memorial Continental Hall in June 2025.

Wright was succeeded as president general by Ginnie Sebastian Storage on June 29, 2025 and became an honorary president general of the national society. She serves as the national chair of the DAR's America 250! committee in the Storage administration.

Awards Wright is the recipient of the Houston Treasure Award and ABC13's Woman of Distinction Award.

Personal life Wright is a Southern Baptist and attends Second Baptist Church Houston.

She is married to John Griffin "Jack" Wright, whom she met in college, and has two children and eight grandchildren, who are all members of the Children of the American Revolution.