Question: Who was born September 17, 1968 and wrote the memoir Wild was based on?
Context: The synchronized Pledge Across America is conducted each year on September 17th - Constitution Day.  Pledge Across America is the nationally synchronized recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.  In 2001 shortly after September 11 the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Education and both the United States Senate and House of Representatives joined over 52 million students in the synchronized Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.  September 17, 2008 marked the 17th year the Pledge Across America takes place, and it also marked 117 years since Francis Bellamy wrote and first recited the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892. Wild is a 2014 American biographical survival drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.  The screenplay by Nick Hornby is based on Cheryl Strayed's 2012 memoir "".  The film stars Reese Witherspoon as Strayed, alongside Laura Dern (as Strayed's mother), with Thomas Sadoski, Michiel Huisman and Gaby Hoffmann among several others in supporting roles.  The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2014, and was released theatrically on December 3, 2014, in North America. Barney William Irwin (born September 17, 1954) is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin.  Irwin is also known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Goon in 1996.  He is the brother of the late Scott Irwin. Chatt G. Wright (born September 17, 1941) is a former president of Hawaii Pacific University.  He was one of the longest serving presidents of a private university.  He joined what was then Hawaii Pacific College on September 17, 1972 as the Dean of Business, then became President of the college on September 17, 1976.  He retired in June 2011. Cheryl Strayed ( ; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist and podcast host.  The author of four books, her award-winning writing has been published widely in national magazines and anthologies. Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, model, writer, actress, director, and comedian.  She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the punk-indie trio Sleater-Kinney.  During a long hiatus from Sleater-Kinney, she formed the group Wild Flag.  During this period, Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches with Fred Armisen which were then developed into Emmy and Peabody Award-winning satirical comedy TV series "Portlandia".  Sleater-Kinney has since reunited, and as of 2015, Brownstein was touring with the band as well as in support of her new memoir. Brandon Alexander Jordan (born September 17, 1988) is an American football player who is currently a free agent.  He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and attended Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Indiana.  He has also been a member of the Wichita Wild, Chicago Slaughter and BC Lions. Zachary Bierk (born September 17, 1976 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.  He played in 47 NHL games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild, and Phoenix Coyotes. Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer of fiction, primarily of the mystery/detective genre.  His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser.  ABC television network developed the television series "" based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also produced.  His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area.  The Spenser novels have been cited by critics and bestselling authors such as Robert Crais, Harlan Coben and Dennis Lehane as not only influencing their own work but reviving and changing the detective genre.  Parker also wrote two other series based on an individual character: He wrote nine novels based on the character Jesse Stone and six novels based on the character Sunny Randall.  Mr. Parker wrote four Westerns starring the duo Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.  The first, Appaloosa, was made into a film with Ed Harris. Chris Abbott (born September 17, 1947) is an American television producer, writer and author.  She is a graduate of University of Oregon, with an MFA from Bennington College in Vermont.  She started her career writing for "Little House on the Prairie".  She also wrote for other primetime series such as "B.L. Stryker, Legacy, Bandit: Bandit Goes Country, Revealing Evidence: Stalking The Honolulu Strangler, High Sierra Search And Rescue, Cagney & Lacey, Quantum Leap, " and "", and produced and wrote "Magnum, P.I." (as Executive Story Consultant), "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (as Creative Consultant), and "".
Answer: Cheryl Strayed