Fern Hubbard Orme (April 17, 1903 – March 17, 1993) was an American politician and educator.
Orme was born in
Opportunity, Nebraska and went to the public schools in
O'Neill, Nebraska. Orme received her bachelor's and master's degrees in English and drama, from
University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She taught at
University of Nebraska–Lincoln and at Irving Junior High School in
Lincoln, Nebraska. She received the Nebraska Builders Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Orme served on the Lincoln City Council from 1946 to 1956 and was involved with the
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. Orme served in the
Nebraska Legislature from 1958 until 1972. As a legislator, Orme pushed for Nebraska's Endorsement of the
Equal Rights Amendment
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to the U.S. Constitution. She also co-sponsored LB 446, a bill to prevent corporal punishment in schools, with Senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha in 1971.
After she lost re-election in 1972, Orme retired and moved to
Fort Myers, Florida
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where she died.
['Nebraska Blue Book 1962-1963,' Biographical Sketch of Fern Hubbard Orme, pg. 229-230]
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1903 births
1993 deaths
People from Holt County, Nebraska
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People from Fort Myers, Florida
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
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