Kauai Sun

This International Women’s Day we would like to recognize the legacy of Hawaiʻi’s own Patsy Mink.Patsy Takemoto Mink served 12 terms as the U.S. Representative from Hawai’i’s first and second congressional districts during her political career that spanned from 1956 to 2002. In 1972, she co-authored the Title IX Amendment for equal opportunity for women in education, later named after her. A few titles to learn more about Patsy Mink and her accomplishments are listed below.

Hawaiʻi State Library is the proud host of a bronze sculpture by artist Holly Young titled “Patsy T. Mink”. The sculpture was commissioned by the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (@hawaii_sfca) and dedicated on December 6, 2018.

Adult Biography - FIERCE AND FEARLESS: PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK, FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR IN CONGRESS by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu: The book explores the life and politics of Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002), a third generation Japanese American from Hawai'i, the first woman of color in Congress and the legislative champion of Title IX. Co-authored by her daughter, political scientist Gwendolyn Mink, and historian Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, this work discusses Mink's decades-long work for women's equality, civil rights, environmental humanism, and peace.

Young Adult Biography - A HEART IN POLITICS: JEANNETTE RANKIN AND PATSY T. MINK by Sue Davidson: Looks at the lives of two women struggling for the rights of women; one was the first woman elected to Congress, the other the first Asian-American woman House member.

Juvenile Biography - PATSY MINK: SHE PERSISTED by Tae Keller: Introduces the first Asian American woman elected to Congress, who championed rights for women, children, immigrants and minorities, paving the way for many other women to succeed.

Picture Book Biography - FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES, STAND UP EIGHT : PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK AND THE FIGHT FOR TITLE IX by Jennifer Bryant: A champion of equal rights who helped create a better future for all Americans, this biography of the first Asian American woman elected to Congress showed how she carved her own path to become a historic trailblazer.

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