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Patsy Matsu Mink ( née Takemoto; Japanese: 竹本 マツ, [1] December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002.
Patsy Mink was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress. Read more at womenshistory.org.
Aug 26, 2022 · “What you endure is who you are,” Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink once declared. “I can’t change the past. But I can certainly help somebody else in the future, so they don’t have to go through what I did.” Before Title IX, girls were forced to study home economics in middle and high schools.
May 13, 2024 · Patsy Takemoto Mink (born December 6, 1927, Paia, Hawaii—died September 8, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.) was an American politician who was the first Asian American woman, and the second woman from Hawaii, to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Mar 8, 2024 · 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.
Jun 1, 2022 · Patsy Takemoto Mink, who was rejected from more than a dozen medical schools because she was a woman and then faced discrimination as a practicing lawyer, devoted her life to advocating for...
Sep 28, 2002 · Patsy Mink is perhaps best known for her work with Representative Edith Green and Senator Birch Bayh on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions that receive federal funding.
Jun 23, 2022 · 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. Capitol.
Sep 30, 2002 · Representative Patsy T. Mink, a liberal Democrat from Hawaii who was likely to be elected to a 13th term in November, died Saturday at the Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu. She was 74.
The Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002) left an indelible mark on history through her unwavering commitment to equality and social justice. She was a formidable force in American politics, a trailblazer for women’s rights, and a champion for marginalized communities.
