Pat Schroeder (1940–2023,) fully Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder, was an American Democratic Party politician representing Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973–97. Schroeder was the first female U.S. Representative elected from Colorado and retired as the longest-serving woman in Congress.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Schroeder attended the University of Minnesota and Harvard Law School. Schroeder’s family moved from Oregon to Texas, Ohio, and Iowa. She practiced law and taught law at Denver area schools 1964–72.
In 1972, at the urging of her husband, Schroeder ran for Congress on a liberal, anti-war platform. She championed liberal issues and was outspoken about wasteful spending by the Defense Department. She opposed the Vietnam War and advocated for women’s rights and reforms affecting families. After retirement from politics, Schroeder served as the president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers 1997–2007.
Schroeder wrote Champion of the Great American Family (1989) and 24 Years of House Work … and the Place Is Still a Mess (1998.)
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You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
—Pat Schroeder
Topics: Worry
When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think
—Pat Schroeder
Topics: Defense
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