Pat Schroeder: A Woman of the House

Illustrations [includes image plates]

. Pat, left, at a news conference with Gloria Steinem and Cathy Reynolds, right, a future Denver City Council member, during a Colorado Women’s Caucus meeting in 1972. Mel Schieltz, Rocky Mountain News, October , .     . Pat with Scott, , and Jamie, , early in her first campaign. Her slogan was “She wins, we win.” Dick Davis, Rocky Mountain News, May . . Pat Schroeder enters a polling place with her two children. Dick Davis, Rocky Mountain News, November , .   . With her family viewing the results of her first electoral race. Rocky Mountain News staff, November , .   . Pat points to a chart showing the power of corporate giants during a press conference on the economy. John Gordon, Rocky Mountain News, October . . Pat and son Scott. Mel Schieltz, Rocky Mountain News, November , .   . Pat spiked politics briefly in favor of volleyball during a picnic. Howard Brock, Rocky Mountain News, August , . . Pat with freshman Rep. Tim Wirth in 1976. He would be elected to the Senate in 1986. Rocky Mountain News staff, September , .   . Pat quickly learned how to attract attention for her causes. Rocky Mountain News staff, January , . . Even riding a scooter in the winter was not too much too ask. Rocky Mountain News staff, February , .   . Sen. Gary Hart and Pat at a 1980 airport news conference in Denver. Rocky Mountain News staff, April .   . Rep. Pat Schroeder works the phones during the  campaign. Rocky Mountain News staff, .   . Pat leans on her husband Jim and cries after announcing she would not seek the presidency. George Kochaniec Jr., Rocky Mountain News, September , .   . Pat sorts through her itinerary and speeches on the plane to New Hampshire. Janet Reeves, Rocky Mountain News, May , . . Pat begins the day early on Saturday with an informal meeting with members of New Hampshire’s NOW chapter. Janet Reeves, Rocky Mountain News, May , .   . Alta Collins sits on Pat’s lap at the Edna Oliver Child Development Center in Denver. Janet Reeves, Rocky Mountain News, November , .   . Pat answers a call on the “Homework Hotline” at George Washington High School in Denver. Rocky Mountain News staff, September , . . Pat Schroeder speaking. Rocky Mountain News staff, June .   . Pat talks to a passerby at the Capitol Hill People’s Fair in Denver. Rocky Mountain News staff, June , .   . Pat addresses a rally for Bill Clinton at Stapleton Airport in Denver. Rocky Mountain News staff, November , .   .Pat Schroeder addresses gun control. Rocky Mountain News staff, July , .   . Wearing an Aunt Sam costume, Pat campaigns on the th Street mall in Denver accompanied by supporter Philippa Troxell. Linda McConnell, Rocky Mountain News staff photographer, November , .   . Pat Schroeder Cyrus McCrimmon, Rocky Mountain News, .   . Pat with her mother, Bernice Scott, at her office. Rocky Mountain News staff photographer, May , . . Pat Schroeder in front of the Capitol building in her last year in office. Ellen Jaskol, Rocky Mountain News, . ...