Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000
Dates
- Existence: 1907 - 2000
Biography
Maurine Brown Neuberger was born in Cloverdale, Oregon, in 1907. She earned a teaching certificate at the Oregon College of Education (now part of Western Oregon University) in 1924. In 1929, she graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of arts degree in English and physical education. She also did graduate work at UCLA. She worked as an English teacher at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. In 1945, she and Democratic Congressman Richard Neuberger were married. After Richard Neuberger was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1948, Maurine Neuberger also entered politics. In 1951, she was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, where she represented Multnomah County until 1955. Richard Neuberger died in 1960, and Maurine ran for and won his Senate seat that same year. While in the Senate, she served on President John F. Kennedy's Commission on the Status of Women. In 1964, Neuberger and Philip Solomon were married. That same year, she declined to run for a second term, instead relocating to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she taught at Radcliffe and at Boston University. In 1967, she and Solomon divorced, and she returned to Portland. She taught at Reed College and continued to have an active role in the Oregon Democratic Party. She died in 2000.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Barbara Hanneman
Oral history interview with Barbara Hanneman conducted by Vinita Howard from March 26 to April 1, 1991, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Hanneman worked in the offices of the Oregon Legislature and governor.
Oral history interview with Maurine B. Neuberger
Oral history interview with Maurine B. Neuberger conducted by Clark Hansen from August 26 to December 12, 1991, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Neuberger served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955 and in the U.S. Senate from 1960 to 1964.
Oral history interview with Maurine Neuberger
Oral history interview with Maurine Neuberger conducted by Cynthia Harrison on December 15, 1978. Neuberger served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955 and in the U.S. Senate from 1960 to 1964.
Oral history interview with Mary Jane Sills
Oral history interview with Mary Jane Sills conducted by Jim Strassmaier from August 8-11, 2003, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Sills was an aide to U.S. Senators Richard Neuberger and Maurine Neuberger of Oregon.
Mary Jane Sills papers relating to Maurine and Richard Neuberger
Materials relating to U.S. Senators for Oregon Richard L. Neuberger (1912-1960) and Maurine B. Neuberger (1906-2000) collected by Mary Jane Sills (née Christgau, 1922-2010), including correspondence from Maurine Neuberger, ephemera, a list of former staffers, and photographs. Sills worked as an aide to both senators from 1954 to 1967.