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The question was asked, how can you be a mother and a congresswoman? I said, I have a brain, I have a uterus and they both work.

Patricia Schroeder

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Patricia Schroeder
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 30
Lawyer
Leader
Politician
Teacher
Portland
Oregon
Patricia Nell Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder
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