Title IX, the civil rights law passed in 1972 that prevents sex discrimination in federally funded educational institutions, ...

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 ...

UH President David Lassner, left, DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, ACLU Hawaii Legal Director Jongwook Kim, Kamehameha Schools Co-Athletic Director Brandy Richardson and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii leaders honored the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink Thursday morning at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Patsy Mink commemorative quarters are now shipping to banks. U.S.

When U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink died last month, admirers hailed her work to advance the rights of women. Meanwhile, others are challenging some of the legislation she helped pass, especially Title IX.

I am visiting family in Chevy Chase from Portland, Ore., and had the opportunity to read The Gazette’s coverage of Title IX in the June 20 print edition. While I was glad to see coverage of an ...

U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday announced the official release of the Patsy T. Mink quarter, which is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program for 2024. Mink, who ...

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that receives federal funding. Title ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A former representative from Hawaii who paved the way for generations to follow will be rolling out in a United States Mint quarter collection. Rolls and bags of quarters honoring ...