Minnette Doderer

Minnette Frerichs Doderer (May 16, 1923 – August 12, 2005) was an American politician. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1964 to 1969 and from 1981 to 2001 and in the Iowa Senate from 1969 to 1979.

Early life Doderer was born on May 16, 1923, in Holland, Iowa. Her parents were John A. Frerichs and Sophie Frerichs (née Sherfield). The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where Doderer attended East High School, graduating in 1941. She studied at Iowa State Teachers College and received a bachelor's of arts degree in economics from the University of Iowa in 1948. She married Fred H. Doderer, who would later become the mayor of Iowa City, in 1944 and the couple had two children: Dennis and Kay Lynn.