Synopsis
Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii) was the first woman of color elected to the US Congress (1965). She is the co-author of the groundbreaking law giving equal funding to women in education , Title IX. This law also helped fund women in sports.
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About the Author
Ai-Ling Louie is the author of "Yeh-Shen, A Cindrerella Story from China" (Philomel/Putnam)and biographies of Vera Wang, Yo-Yo Ma, and astronaut Kalpana Chawla (all Dragoneagle Press). Formerly an elementary school teacher and a children's librarian, she now devotes herself to writing. Her pets are her aquarium fish.
From the Back Cover
Patsy Mink (1927-2002) was an influential US Congresswoman from Hawai'i. She was the first woman of color in the Congress, and she co-wrote Title IX, a powerful law affecting education and sports.
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