The late Rep. Patsy T. Mink, the first woman to represent Hawaii in Congress and the first woman of color to serve in Congress, will be honored with a commemorative quarter. On Thursday, Hawaii U.S.

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Mar. 30—Mink's quarter depicts her on one side with a lei, holding her Title IX legislation in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, with the inscriptions "Patsy Takemoto Mink " and "Equal Opportunity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, a four-term Member of Congress from Hawaii in 1972, played a pivotal role in developing and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Fifty years ago, Hawaii’s Patsy Mink was a voice heard around the nation who changed the game for women in education. Today she was recognized with a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

KAHULUI — Maui-born and raised activist and politician Patsy Takemoto Mink taught women and girls everywhere to stand up for their beliefs and rights, even if it means standing alone. Those lessons ...

people don't know who she is or who she was or what she accomplished for women pay equity for work of comparable value must become the single most important goal for America with it, women will ...