It's Women's History Month, an apt time to talk to formidable women in Congress and the civil rights movement.

The Women of the 118th Congress are being recognized as a group as part of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a ...

Vice President Kamala Harris was apparently very selective when it came to the female trailblazers she honored in a video ...

Asked by one congressman how she could be a mother of two small children and a member of Congress at the same time, she ...

Schroeder was elected by Colorado voters in 1972 and then reelected 11 times, becoming one of the most influential Democrats ...

Women ran for office before they were given the right to vote, and Jeannette Rankin made history when she was sworn in 106 ...

Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, ...

Paul Vallas, a white moderate with a tough-on-crime-agenda, faces Brandon Johnson, a Black progressive with the support of ...

A pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, former Colorado Rep. Pat Schroeder, has died at the age of 82 ...

A champion of equality, Schroeder tackled an array of problems facing women, reflecting her first hand experiences with ...

Our fourth annual list highlights leaders who have taken diverse paths to positions of prominence. Here’s how they’re ...

Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions ...