Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (2008)

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.

Date of release
2008-10-12
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Kimberlee Bassford

Casting

Interesting facts

Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority is a 2008 documentary film that was written and directed by Kimberlee Bassford and is her first feature-length documentary film. The documentary premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 12, 2008, and was later broadcast on PBS in May 2009. It focuses on Patsy Mink (D-HI), who was the first woman of color and Asian American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress and the co-author of the Title IX gender equity legislation.

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