Dottie Lamm

Dottie Lamm
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 (1937-05-23) May 23, 1937 (age 87) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Richard Lamm ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2021)​
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.