Maurer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and she worked as an economist at the U.S.
[1] She obtained a Master of Arts in General Studies from Yale University and moved to Montgomery County, Maryland in 1950.
[2] In 1969, Maurer was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates after serving two terms on the county school board.
[3] In 1987, she was elected by the General Assembly to serve as the state treasurer, winning over Governor Schaefer's favored candidate.
[1] As treasurer for nine years, Maurer implemented modern bookkeeping processes and was praised for her management of the state's stock portfolio.