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Patsy Mink was elected to represent Hawaii’s second congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first Asian American woman in Congress. Mink would go on to serve in the House of Representatives until 1977.
26 de out. de 2023 · Patsy Mink fue una política y educadora estadounidense. Nació en 1927 en Hawái y se convirtió en la primera mujer de color en ser elegida para el Congreso de los Estados Unidos. Mink fue miembro del Partido Demócrata y sirvió en la Cámara de Representantes durante un total de 12 mandatos, desde 1965 hasta 1977 y luego desde 1990 hasta 2002.
6 de mar. de 2019 · As a Japanese-American from Hawaii, Patsy Mink became the first woman of color in Congress and the first Asian American woman to serve in Congress in 1964. Her work for the advancement and equality of women not only affected politics, but also education and reproductive rights. Patsy Mink was born in 1927 in Paia, Maui.
18 de jul. de 2023 · The 2024 Patsy Takemoto Mink Quarter is the 12th coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. The Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color to serve in Congress. She fought for gender and racial equality, affordable childcare, and environmental protection. She is best known for championing Title IX, legislation which opened ...
Patsy (Takemoto) Mink was 14 when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. On Maui, where her family had lived for three generations, the authorities arrested many prominent Japanese Americans. Her father, a civil engineer, was taken away one night and questioned. He returned home the next day, but from then on the Takemotos lived in fear.
Congresswoman Patsy Mink was the sponsor of a bill that created a historically important conference for American women. President Gerald Ford signed the bill into law in 1975. Each state held local events to select their women representatives. The was held in Houston, Texas in 1977. It attracted 2,000 delegates along with 20,000 observers.
Some quick links to freely available online congressional materials related to Patsy Mink: Legislation Mink sponsored and her remarks in the Congressional Record (1995-2002 only) from Congress.gov; Video of Patsy Mink speaking on the House floor External from the CSPAN Video Library.
