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Hace 5 días · Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, was the major sponsor and author of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which Congress passed and President Richard Nixon signed into law that year.
Hace 5 días · The granddaughter of working-class Japanese immigrants, Patsy was born when Hawaii was just a U.S. territory. Let’s take a look at her remarkable journey that led to this groundbreaking Congresswoman’s honor on the 12th circulating coin of the U.S. Mint’s new quarter series.
Hace 3 días · Persuaded by testimonies put forth during the hearings, Representative Patsy Mink of Hawaii joined Green in drafting legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in education. In the Senate, Indiana Democrat, Birch Bayh, led the legislation. Bayh’s wife, the former Marvella Hern, was an outstanding student from Oklahoma.
Hace 4 días · In 2002, following the death of its coauthor, U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, Title IX was officially renamed the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act. Who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress? Patsy Takemoto Mink won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. See all videos for this article.
Hace 4 días · patsy mink is iconic! read up on her if you don’t know her :) Just a couple days ago, I got an instagram DM from one of my old high school teachers with a video of my high school’s Asian Pacific Heritage Month assembly. She sent me a video of this year’s Tinikling performance.
Hace 5 días · Junior Senator for Hawaii. Democrat. Read Text » Last Updated: Jun 23, 2021. Length: 29 pages. Introduced. Jun 23, 2021. 117 th Congress (2021–2023) Status. Died in a previous Congress. This bill was introduced on June 23, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Hace 5 días · Patsy Mink, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, paved the way for future generations of women in politics with her pioneering spirit. Today, the legacy of activism continues through inspiring leaders such as Ai-jen Poo, whose advocacy for workers’ rights and social justice echoes across the nation.
