Pat Schroeder, Democrat and feminist pioneer in Congress, dies aged 82

One of her biggest victories was signing a family leave bill in 1993, providing job protection for care of a newborn, sick child or parent

Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress who confronted and angered conservatives, has died. She was 82.

Schroeder’s former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said the former congresswoman suffered a stroke recently and died on Monday in Celebration, Florida.