Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

Everyone told her no. So she rewrote the rules.

In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency and was the driving force behind Title IX, the landmark legislation that transformed women’s opportunities in higher education and athletics.

Cast

Patsy Mink

Self (archive footage)

Jody Mishan

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Inouye

Self

Pat Schroeder

Self

Dick Gephardt

Self (archive footage)