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Polk County Women
Polk County Women
Rita MontgomeryRinda Montgomery Conwell
August 17, 2009
• Before the trail• The first white
settlement• 1834• By Jason Lee• In Wheatland• A Mission
Willamette Valley Settlers
• The Organic Laws of Oregon• Donation Land Act• The Great Migration
The Oregon Trail
• Established 1843• After trappers had
come.• After missions had been
established• The Oregon Treaty
signed in 1846
Sarah Steeprow Helmick
• Born July 4, 1823• Married April, 1845• Trip to Oregon, 1845• Donation land claim,
1846• Gold Rush• Lewis, James, Mary
Catherine• Henry died in 1877
Sarah Steeprow Helmick
• Land Donation• 1922• 5.46 acres• A later gift of 1.7 acres• September 12, 1924• Died December, 1924
• From the dedication speech: “Through those [early] years, they enjoyed the
fellowship of frontier days, a fellowship cemented by a common danger and enriched by sympathy coming from isolation and, hence, abounding in the genuine milk of human kindness. It was Grandma Helmick’s privilege to see the passing of those days, abounding as they did in those experiences that try the souls of women and test the temper of men.”
Florence Ruble Wolfe• Born in 1850• Walked to Oregon in 1853 • Father a horticulturalist• Came to Falls City in 1888• Farm in Tater Hill• Developed Property• Handled fair exhibits• Lewis & Clark Exposition 1905• Blue ribbons for peaches• Wife, mother, musician,
linguist• Died, Falls City, 1939
Sarah Eliza Morrison
• Born May 15, 1856• Married 1877• To Oregon 1888• Charter member of
Chautauqua• One son, two daughters• Memberships• Taught over 30 years• Died August 14, 1935
Phoebe Ward
• Born in 1874• Arrived at age 16• Best remembered for caring for
the sick• Falls City home a hospital/
maternity home• Helped organized Free
Methodist Church• Sunday School Superintendent • Taught music, played, sang• Wrote articles • Died in 1956
Falls City NewsApril 3, 1915
FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Preaching 11:00 a.m.Class meeting 1:00 p.m.Evening service 7:30
H. A. Walter, Pastor.
City Marshal Lewis arrested two Austrians Monday for fighting, each were fined $5 in police court. One man was fined $5 for being drunk.
The Parent Teachers meeting will be held Tuesday evening April 13th. All patrons of the school are invited to attend as there will be subjects of interest to be discussed.
Ednelle Collins
• Born 1875• Bright, well educated• Family care giver• Niece, Margaret (pictured),
still alive• Rich letter-writing life• Extensive correspondence
collection
Ednelle Collins
• Trip to Mt. Hood with students from ONS
• Monmouth photographer C. C. Lewis
• Survived TB• Teacher, Poet• Friend of the first president
of the State Department of Education, C. Leonard Starr
• Died in 1936
Irene Hazard Gerlinger
• Born • Came to Oregon 1903• Daughters Georgiana, Irene,
and Jean• Wrote Mistresses of the
White House pub. 1950• Portland’s Woman of the
Year, 1957• Died April 5, 1960
Ruby Stafrin Irwin
• July 24, 1904—Born in Dallas• Daughter of Conrad and Millie Elliott Stafrin• Dallas High School• Oregon Agricultural College’s School of
Pharmacy (Now OSU)• June 1926—Passed the pharmacy boards
Ruby Stafrin Irwin
• February 14, 1926 Married Andrew Irwin Jr.• Staffrin Drug Store/Rexall Drugs• Order of the Eastern Star, October 18, 1924• Dallas City Park Board• Dallas Library Board• Dallas Planning Commission on Housing• Dallas Women’s Club• Polk County Republican Women• First Presbyterian Church, Easter, 1918• October 30, 1989—passed at age 85
Mildrid Stafrin
• February 15, 1906, Born in Dallas• Conrad and Millie Elliott Stafrin• Pharmacist, historian, collector• “there are so many unanswered questions
about the past, things people we knew would have been able to answer if we had only asked.
• January 10, 1994, passed at age 87
The Stafrin Sisters
• Both passed pharmacy boards in 1926
• Ran the Stafrin Drug Store on Main and Mill
• Qualified to teach First Aid
• Ambulance Drivers
• World War II Airplane Spotters
• Charter and life members of the Polk Historical Society
• Collectors of historical objects
• 1969 First Citizen Award
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
• Born in 1907• OSU 1929• Radio work• Wrote for Chet Huntley,
Mel Blanc• KGW daily broadcast• Children’s books• Died 1980
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
• Evelyn’s books were often based on personal family stories and pioneer life.
• Cayuse Courage• Bargain Bride• The Bounces of
Cynthiann
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Maurine Brown Neuberger
• January 9, 19061922—Bethel School
• 1922-24—Oregon College of Education
• 1929—University of Oregon• 1932 began teaching• 1936-37—University
of California
• 1945—Married • 1950—Oregon House
of Representatives
Maurine Neuberger
• First married couple in U.S. history to serve together in a Oregon legislature.
• Maurine battled the state's then-powerful dairy industry over a law forbidding the sale of yellow margarine in Oregon.
Maurine Neuberger
• 1955—To Washington D.C.
• 1960—Widowed• 1961—Elected to U.S.
Senate• 1964—Remarried• Professor in Boston• 1967—Marriage ended
Maurine Neuberger
• 1969—Returned to Oregon
• Continued Service• February 22, 2000—
Passed on, aged 94• Popular, consumer
advocate, women’s rights, health and welfare
• Scholarship
Rita Wacken Montgomery
• 1936—Born in Salem, Oregon• Granddaughter of pioneers—Pudding Creek• Raised in Salem and Portland• 1954—Franklin High School, began at Oregon
College of Education• 1957—Married• 1959—Graduated Oregon College of
Education
Rita Wacken Montgomery
• 1960-62—Bethel School• Two rooms• Rural community• All school functions• Teacher, bookkeeper, librarian,
lunchroom monitor• Five grades• 1962-68—Daycare Facility, up
to 30 children daily
Rita Wacken Montgomery
• 1968-70—Scio Elementary• 1970-97—Perrydale• 1982-1990—No Nonsense School• 1984-97—Polk ESD/Willamette ESD
Board• Professional/Community
Memberships• 1974—Spoke before the Oregon
Legislature on “Old Folks Program.”
Rita Wacken Montgomery
• Wife, mother of three• Teacher of over 1,000• Public servant• Musician• Historian• Volunteer• Polk County Resident for 54 years…so far
And…
Where Will We Go From Here?
• Who are among the next generation of prominent women of Polk County?
• Who do you know contributing to the community?
• Who is mentoring our young leaders?
