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Richard and Maurine Neuberger are understood to be one of America’s earliest modern political “power couples,” yet their contributions are regularly minimized. Dick is often remembered for his work as an early environmental conservationist, and Maurine’s memory is typically associated with being an advocate for American consumers thanks to her margarine demonstration before the Oregon legislature; however, there is so much more to them –both as individuals and as partners.
Utilizing materials from the museum’s collection and objects on loan from the Neuberger family, this exhibition, curated by OJMCHE’s Collections Manager S.E. Harris, highlights the lives of Dick and Maurine Neuberger, their roots in Oregon, their legacies as some of Oregon’s earliest modern democratic politicians, and their powerful connection to one another.
Importantly, this exhibition calls attention to many of the overlooked contributions made by these two politicians. It includes a fully reproduced version of Dick’s 1933 article “The New Germany,” which was the first reported and published account for American audiences of the treatment of Jewish people in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. The exhibition also references Maurine’s impactful contributions while on the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and her work to pass the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act.
NOTE: This exhibition is located in our auditorium, and might not be available for viewing during regular museum hours.