Dottie Lamm | |
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First Lady of Colorado | |
In role January 14, 1975 – January 13, 1987 | |
Governor | Richard Lamm |
Preceded by | Ruthie Vanderhoof |
Succeeded by | Bea Romer |
Personal details | |
Born | Dorothy Louise Vennard May 23, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | Occidental College (BA) University of Denver (MSW) |
Dorothy Louise Vennard Lamm (born May 23, 1937) is an American feminist, women's rights activist, educator, author, and speaker. She was First Lady of Colorado during her husband Richard Lamm's three terms as Governor of Colorado (1975–1987), and unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate as the Colorado Democratic candidate in 1998. She wrote a weekly column for The Denver Post from 1979 to 1996 and later published three books. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1985.