Sister Diane Drufenbrock | |
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| Born | (1929-10-07)October 7, 1929 Evansville, Indiana |
| Died | November 4, 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 84) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Socialist Party USA |
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| Occupation | Professor |
Diane Joyce DrufenbrockSSSF (7 October 1929 – 4 November 2013),[1] also known asSister Madeleine Sophie, was an Americanreligious sister as a member of theCatholicSchool Sisters of St. Francis. She was aChristian socialist who was the vice-presidential candidate for theSocialist Party USA in the1980 United States presidential election.[2]
Drufenbrock was born inEvansville,Indiana. In 1948, after graduatingReitz Memorial High School, she moved toMilwaukee,Wisconsin, to enter the Franciscan Sisters. Amathematics graduate ofAlverno College in 1953[3] and ofMarquette University,[4] she taught mathematics atAlverno College, at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Parkside, and elsewhere around Milwaukee, including at the then-newSt. Joseph High School (Kenosha) when it opened in September 1957.
Drufenbrock gained a doctorate in mathematics from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana in 1963. After teaching for 13 years at Alverno College, she taught atSaint Mary-of-the-Woods College in her native Indiana for 18 years.[5]
Her interest in social issues led her to join theSocialist Party USA in 1976. She ran as their vice-presidential candidate in the 1980 United States presidential election,[6] and served as that party's NationalTreasurer. That campaign resulted in the Party's recognition by theFederal Election Commission as a national political party.
Drufenbrock died on November 4, 2013, inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
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| Preceded by | Socialist Partyvice presidential candidate 1980 (lost) | Succeeded by |
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