Diane Drufenbrock

Sister
Diane Drufenbrock, S.S.S.F.
Photo of Drufenbrock in 1980
Drufenbrock in 1980
Personal details
Born(1929-10-07)October 7, 1929
Evansville, Indiana, United States
DiedNovember 4, 2013(2013-11-04) (aged 84)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
PartySocialist Party USA
Education
Alma mater
OccupationReligious Sister and Professor

Diane Joyce Drufenbrock, S.S.S.F. (October 7, 1929 – November 4, 2013),[1] also known as Sister Madeleine Sophie, was an American Religious Sister as a member of the Catholic School Sisters of St. Francis. She was a Christian socialist who was the vice-presidential candidate for the Socialist Party USA in the 1980 United States presidential election.[2]

Biography

Drufenbrock was born in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of a plumber.[3] In 1948, after graduating from Reitz Memorial High School, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to enter the School Sisters of St. Francis, a religious congregation of Franciscan Sisters dedicated to education. She went on to earn various degrees in mathematics as a graduate of Alverno College in 1953[4] and of Marquette University.[5] She then taught mathematics at Alverno College, at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, and elsewhere around Milwaukee, including at the then-new St. Joseph High School (Kenosha) when it opened in September 1957. Drufenbrock gained a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1963. After teaching for 13 years at Alverno College, she taught at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in her native Indiana for 18 years.[6]

Dufenbrock started to work in community affairs while teaching at the school. She worked for the Milwaukee Tenant's Union and was a director of the Wisconsin branch of Project Equality to campaign for equal opportunities for women, disabled and ethnic minorities in work.[3]

Her interest in social issues and changes within the Catholic Church led her to join the Socialist Party USA in 1976 after meeting Frank Zeidler.[3] She ran as their vice-presidential candidate in the 1980 United States presidential election,[7] and served as that party's National Treasurer from 1977.[8] That campaign resulted in the Party's recognition by the Federal Election Commission as a national political party.[7]

Death

Drufenbrock died on November 4, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sr. Diane Drufenbrock". Heritage Funeral. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Diane Drufenbrock". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sister Diane Drufenbrock, one-time Socialist Party vice presidential candidate, has died". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ President's Report and Donor Honor Roll Archived 15 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Alverno College.
  5. ↑ "Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science - Marquette University". Mscs.mu.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Diane Drufenbrock". Google Profiles. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Drufenbrock, Diane Papers". Milwaukeehistory.net. February 18, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Immediate Release: Sister Diane Drufenbrock Will Present Lecture". Illinois Wesleyan University. October 24, 1980. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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