Tape 1, Side 1 through Tape 2, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on August 9, 1990, Springer discusses her family background and early life on a farm north of Corvallis, Oregon, including her family’s experience during the Depression. She talks about her early political beliefs, about attending business school in Portland, and about serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. She also talks about her marriage to Sam Springer. She shares her experience raising a family while attending Reed College during the late 1940s and early 1950s. She describes how she became an aide for U.S. Senator Dick Neuberger and speaks about the work she did during his 1954 campaign, including working with the press.