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Patience Wright Fun Facts
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How She Died
She went to go meet Thomas Jefferson for praise for her service in the war. She had a very bad fall and a couple of days later, Patience died.
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How Her Kids Turned Out
Her son Joseph made her so proud when he grew up to be a professional painter, wax modeler, and a die maker.
She never heard from any of her other kids when she moved to Paris.
After The War
How She Got Famous For Her Wax Figures
After she helped out in the war, she moved to Paris. She heard that there wasn't any wax shops in Paris so she thought business would be good. she was wrong. Turns out, wax figures weren't good enough for 1780 french people.
About 100 years after Patience's death, a french couple found her studio. They showed the wax figures with the messages inside to a famous museum called, "The Louve"
When Was She Born/When She Died
Patience Wright Fun Facts
Where You Can Find The Figures Now
She was born in 1725
She died on March 23, 1786
You can find most of Patience Wright's wax figures from the war at Madame Tussaude's in Paris.
These are fun facts about Patience that she didn't talk about in her monologue.
Her Family Life
Her family was a Quaker family, so she grew up learning peace is the answer. She married her husband Joseph Wright in 1748 and had 5 kids. He died 21 years later in 1769.