Patsy T. Mink papers, 1965-1982 (bulk 1965-1975).

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Patsy T. Mink papers, 1965-1982 (bulk 1965-1975).

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The Patsy Mink Papers consist of 2 linear feet and are primarily related to her professional and public life, dating from 1965 to 1982. Types of materials include speeches; photographs; press releases; journal and newspaper articles; an oral history transcript; and legislative bills. The bulk of the papers date from 1965 to 1975 and focus on Mink's first tenure as a member of the U.S. Congress. Major topics found throughout these papers, though mostly in her speeches, include education; the status of women; election, tax and governmental reform; women in politics; foreign relations with Vietnam and China; labor unions and reform; the armed forces and national defense; and minority rights.

2 linear ft. (5 boxes)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Mink, Patsy T. (Patsy Takemoto), 1927-2002

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Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third-generation Japanese American, having been born and raised on the island of Maui. After graduating as valedictorian of the Maui High School class in 1944, she attended the University of Hawaii at Mānoa for two years and subsequently enrolled at the University of Nebraska, where she experienced racism and worked to have segregation policies elimi...