▁York . ▁ ▁Life ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁May ▁Wal lace ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁H amp den ▁County , ▁Massachusetts , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁August a ▁Wal lace . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Hunter ▁College ; ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ; ▁and ▁a ▁post - Master ' s ▁Cert ificate ▁from ▁Adel phi ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁married ▁Jack ▁New burger ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 7 8 ), ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁social ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁organizations , ▁and ▁entered ▁politics ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Con vent ions . ▁She ▁was ▁Legisl ative ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Committee ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ; ▁and ▁Associ ate ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Community ▁Le ad ership ▁at ▁Hunter ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 rd , ▁ 1 8 4 th , ▁ 1 8 5 th