“Well, somebody’s got to stand up and say something about this.” In 2012, Patricia Scott Schroeder served as a judge for our First Amendment Awards. A longstanding defender of equality, Schroeder was Colorado’s first female Congressperson and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Publishers. She had an impressive 24-year House career. Here are just a few of her other outstanding accomplishments: 1964: Earned a JD from @HarvardLaw — one of 15 women in a class of over 500 1972: Became the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado 1978: Helped pass the Pregnancy Discrimination Act 1991: Led the charge for military reform of sexist behavior and abuse of female recruits You can read more about all our past winners and judges on our website–link in bio. #firstamendmentawards #freedomofspeech #leader #hmhfoundation