Patsy Takemoto Mink testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Harold Carswell around 1971-1972. Credit - Courtesy Gwendolyn Mink/Patsy Takemoto Mink papers, ...

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 ...

In 2024, the program will issue new quarters honoring five women: Pauli Murray, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Mary Edwards Walker, Celia Cruz, and Zitkala-Ša. These women’s accomplishments were as diverse as ...

Yesterday; Wednesday, April 17, a grateful nation honored the achievements of a petite, Paia-born-and-raised Maui girl who repeatedly challenged and overcame the odds to become a pioneering champion ...

Look in your pockets or wallet -do you have the newest quarter honoring the first Japanese American, Pasty Takemoto Mink? She is born in 1927 in Hawaii. Mink was an American attorney and politician ...

Washington, DC, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) 2024 American Women Quarters rolls and bags celebrating the Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink will be available for ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink, who grew up in the plantation camps of Hamakuapoko and rose to become the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, was posthumously honored with ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink - The first woman of color elected to U.S. House. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker - The only woman with a medal of honor. Celia Cruz – Cuban American singer, cultural icon, and one of the ...