Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, has died. She was 82. Schroeder was best known for getting a family leave bill passed, providing job protection for care of a newborn, sick child or parent.
March 14, 2023 GMTFILE - Pat Schroeder speaks to a reporter during an interview at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 30, 1999. Schroeder, a former Colorado representative and pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night, March 13, 2023, at the age of 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.
Schroeder’s former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.
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