Hope Chamberlin, 1938

Title: Hope Chamberlin, 1938
LC Subject: The Daily Barometer Home economics Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae Chamberlin, Hope
Description: Hope Chamberlin was born December 2, 1918 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Oregon State College professor of entomology W.J. "Joe" Chamberlin. While attending Oregon State College, Chamberlin led an active life as an undergraduate, serving as the feature editor for the college newspaper, the Barometer, as well as functioning as the copy editor and a member of the editorial board. Hope Chamberlin graduated from Oregon State College in 1938 with a degree in Home Economics. In 1973 she published A Minority of Members, a lively account of the personal and political lives of the 85 women senators and representatives who served in the U.S. Congress from 1917 to 1973. The book earned her the 1974 Christopher Award for adult nonfiction. After her death on March 11, 1974, Chamberlin was memorialized in the Congressional Record. The former Journalism Department at Oregon State University established the Hope Chamberlin Award for outstanding communication achievements.
Work Type: photographs
Date: 1938
Identifier: chamberlin-1938-beaver
Rights: In Copyright
Local Collection Name: Beaver Yearbook Photographs, 1998-2005 (P 003)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
Institution: Oregon State University
Modified: 2015-02-02
Submission Date: 2012-10-12