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'''Margaret Wright''' (born [[circa]] 1922 or 1923)<ref>{{cite news |title=Grandma tosses bonnet in ring |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TLgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4AkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6499,2316501&dq=margaret-wright+candidate&hl=en |agency=[[United Press International]] |newspaper=Star-News |location=Wilmington, N.C. |date=1975-10-09 |accessdate=2010-10-17 |quote=Margaret Wright ... the 52-year-old black activist from Los Angeles ....}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Look at White House Vowed |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L7QyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TQIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3110,5386646&dq=margaret-wright+activist&hl=en |agency=AP |newspaper=Toledo Blade |date=1976-08-08 |page=A-3 |accessdate=2010-10-17 |quote=Margaret Wright, of Los Angeles, launched her presidential campaign this weekend .... The 54-year-old grandmother accepted the nomination of the radical People's party Friday ....}}</ref> was a [[Third party (United States)|third-party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]] and a community activist in [[Los Angeles, California]].
Wright was a shipyard worker during World War II, and one of the principals of the film ''[[The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter]].'' In the [[United States presidential election, 1976]], Wright represented the [[People's Party (United States, 1970s)|People's Party]], and her running mate was [[Benjamin Spock]], who had been their presidential candidate in [[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]]. Their ticket was also [[political endorsement|endorsed]] by the [[Peace and Freedom Party (United States)|Peace and Freedom Party]].
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