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An interview with Patricia Schroeder
with Patricia Schroeder on Mar 28, 1996
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with Patricia Schroeder on Mar 28, 1996
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1997. While in Congress, she became the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, and was a prime mover behind the Family and Medical Leave Act. She ran for President of the United States in 1988.
Since 1997, she has been the President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers. She has been a vocal proponent of stronger copyright law, opposing attempts like Google Print to digitize books, and the use of ebooks in libraries. She has also sat on the panel of judges for the PEN/Newman’s Own Award, a $25,000 award designed to recognize the protection of free speech as it applies to the written word.
Source - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Schroeder
