Missing Figures

Patsy Mink

December 30, 2020 Sheri & Cynthia Season 1 Episode 8
Missing Figures
Patsy Mink
Show Notes

Title IX gave girls and young women in the US a level playing field by prohibiting institutions that received federal funding from discriminating on the basis of gender. Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and first Asian American woman elected to Congress, was instrumental in writing this and many other "Great Society" era legislation. Join us as we discuss the drive of another fierce woman that made all of our lives better!