Patsy Takemoto Mink (Maui High School class of 1944) was the first woman of color elected to the United States Congress, and the first Asian American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Patsy was instrumental in writing Title IX, and the Women’s Educational Equity Act.
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Accomplishments, Career, and Biography
Biography of Patsy Mink-National Park Service
Patsy Mink-Encyclopedia Brittanica
The Legacy Lives On But There’s More To Be Done
Women Who Made Legal History-Chicago University
National Women’s History Museum-Patsy Mink Biography
History Bites: Patsy Takemoto Mink
Late Congresswoman Patsy Mink receives Medal of Freedom
Interview with Congresswomen Martha Griffiths and Patsy Mink, 1975
Title IX
Title IX 50th Anniversary-How It Changed Athletics Forever
Title IX 50th Anniversary-Insight Into Diversity
Title IX 50th Anniversary-NCAATitle IX 50th Anniversary-NFHS
Title IX Lawmaker Patsy Mink – First Woman of Color in Congress
Title IX: Patsy Mink – Celebrating 49 Years
Patsy T. Mink: Pain, Passion, Power and Title IX
Documentary Films
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
Q&A with Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford
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