Women's Quarters: Patsy Takemoto Mink

Another Women's Quarter in 2024 honors -

2. Patsy Takemoto Mink - served in the US Congress from 1965-1977 and again from 1990-2002, where she represented Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. The first woman of color elected to the US House of Representatives, she worked tirelessly for civil rights, women's rights, economic justice, civil liberties, peace, and the integrity of the democratic process. On November 24, 2014, Mink was awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. 

Established in 2003, the Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation aims to carry on some of Mink's most ardent commitments: educational access, opportunity, and equity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children. Check out the links immediately below and here to watch, listen, and read more about Patsy. The 2024-25 application period is now open; details and the application can be found on our Education Support page here. Our 2023-24 Education Support Award recipients are posted here!