Happy birthday, Patsy Mink! The late 12-term Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii was the first Asia
Happy birthday, Patsy Mink! The late 12-term Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii was the first Asian American woman and the first woman of color to be elected to Congress. She was a co-author of Title IX, the law that forbids discrimination based on sex in federally-funded education, and served as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs in the Carter Administration. -- source link
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