Patsy Mink
American politician (1927-2002) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 74
Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who 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.
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University of Hawaii Oratorical Contest Winners 1948 - L-R: front, Esther Belarmino, 3rd place; Patsy Takemoto, 1st place; Eichi Oki, finalist; back, Barry Rubin, finalist; Alice Mayo, finalist; and Jean McKillop, 2nd place
Young Democratic Club of Hawaii 1954: - L-R: seated Representative O. Vincent Esposito, Patsy Mink (chair), and Senator William H. Heen; standing, Duke Cahill (secretary) and W. C. Wong (vice-chair)
Mink, the sole woman in the 1958 Hawaii Territorial Senate
1965 Congresswomen - L-R: Seated, Senator Maurine Neuberger, Oregon; Representative Frances Bolton, Ohio; Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Maine; Standing, Representatives, Florence Dwyer, New Jersey; Martha Griffiths, Michigan; Edith Green, Oregon; Patsy Mink, Hawaii; Leonor Sullivan, Missouri; Julia Hansen, Washington; Catherine May, Washington; Edna Kelly, New York; and Charlotte Reid, Illinois.
Mink with Lyndon Johnson after his trip to Hawaii for a conference on the Vietnam War, February 1966
1972 campaign poster image from the Patsy Mink for President Committee
Mink announcing the formation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American CaucusAwards
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She was the first Woman of Color and first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and is known for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education.
