Patsy Takemoto Mink was 14 when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. On Maui, ... In 1960 she gained national recognition when she was chosen to give the speech on the civil rights plank to the ...

The unveiling of a new portrait of the late Hawaii U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink at the U.S. Capitol, a lei ceremony and speeches at Mink’s statue in Honolulu, and other events and initiatives around the ...

Mink! tells the story of the first ... Proudfoot said that “it was actually in a speech that Speaker Pelosi made about Patsy and her legacy after she had passed away where I had read this ...

Ocasio-Cortez’s pushback echoes another famous incident 50 years ago, when the first woman of color in Congress, Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, fought for gender equality and elicited a famous and ...

October 12, 2000 | Clip Of House Session This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User Clip: Rep. Patsy Mink on Dr. Wen Ho Lee ...

Mink, the first woman of color in Congress, brought a racially and historically aware brand of feminism into lawmaking and ran for president in 1972. But women’s history largely overlooks her.

Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, a law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal funding. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Throughout her life, Representative Patsy Mink challenged the status quo. As a leading advocate of Title IX, she defended the bill against those who sought to weaken it.

Rep. Mink was key in ensuring Title IX, signed 50 years ago, became law. Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, the first woman of color elected to Congress, now has a portrait to honor her legacy at the U.S ...

Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, a law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal funding. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...