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Patsy Mink, the first woman of color elected to Congress, she wrote the early draft of Title IX and worked to ensure the laws passage. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or educational program that also receives federal money.

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Sergio told me that when he gets to Congress he has no intention of just being "another placeholder taking up space. I will not keep my head low and my mouth shut. There is too much at [...]

An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service sector.

And gains Greystone Kids Inside in: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, illus. by Arie Van ‘t Riet, trans. by Laura Watkinson (Oct. 12, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-679-6), provides a look at creatures and their natural habitats using x-ray techniques and photographs. Ages 2–7. How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, illus. by Melissa Castrillon (Nov. 2, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-853-0). A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word beautiful. Ages 4–8. Lit...

Matsui, Hirono Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Boost Gender Equity in Education, Support Title IX Posted On WASHINGTON – Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on June 23 reintroduced the bicameral Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), legislation that would provide additional resources, training, and technical assistance to combat harassment and discrimination in education. “Patsy Mink and Louise Slaughter were tireless w...

New books chronicle the lives and views of Pat Saiki and Mazie Hirono.

Yale law professors Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, who are married to each other, are in the news. Again. Its not because of an important book or a pro bono constitutional law case. As the Times put it, its their "boundary-pushing behavior" with students.Everyone loves a good scandal about good-looki...

The former Hawaii congresswoman has faded from public view in the islands. But she's making waves again nationally.