Manche Irene Langley

Her career as a litigator lasted from 1909 to 1963; she participated in state and county politics while teaching law at Pacific University.

[1] In 1898, she graduated from Forest Grove High School and went on to study at Tualatin Academy, the predecessor of Pacific University.

[5] Langley served on the State Board of the League from 1944 to 1948 and continued her service as a member of its Committee on International Relations in 1950.

[5] She was known for her volunteer work for the Oregon Prison Association and helped with parole cases from 1944 to 1950; she was elected as the vice president in 1949.

[1] To honor Langley's legacy of helping women in the legal profession in Oregon, a scholarship fund was established in her name at Lewis & Clark Law School.