Room location: Ell Hall, 4th floor, suite 405
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In 1964, Patsy Mink became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Her Congressional career spanned decades (1964–1977; 1990–2002). She was a key author for Title IX, a law that advanced gender equity within federal funding policies for education. This law was later renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in her honor. (Source: https://womenshistory.si.edu/stories/2020/05/twelve-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-women- know)
