Yesterday; Wednesday, April 17, a grateful nation honored the achievements of a petite, Paia-born-and-raised Maui girl who repeatedly challenged and overcame the odds to become a pioneering champion ...

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, ...

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 ...

Five more history-making women will grace the backs of U.S. quarters in 2024.Earlier this week, the U.S. Mint announced the designs for the third year of the American Women Quarters Program.The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington, DC, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) 2024 American Women Quarters rolls and bags celebrating the Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink will be available for ...

FIRST PHOTO: Congresswoman Jill Tokuda describes some of the accomplishments of late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink during an unveiling ceremony for the U.S. quarter bearing Mink’s likeness Tuesday ...

The U.S. Mint has announced five new women who will be circulated on quarters in 2024 as part of the third year of the American Women Quarters Program. The circulation is an initiative of the U.S.