Renate Lepsius (born Renate Meyer: 21 June 1927 - 28 June 2004) was a German journalist, historian and politician (SPD). She resigned from the German parliament ("Bundestag") ahead of the 1987 election, by which time she had spent almost fifteen years as a high-profile member of it. That same year saw the publication of, "Frauenpolitik als Beruf. Gespräche mit SPD Parlementarierrinnen" (loosely: "Politics as a profession for women. Conversations with SPD women politicians"), which the respected commentator Rolf Zundel, writing in 1987, described as "probably the most impressive book about women in politics for many years".