Val Demings tweeted the following:
"Crucially, she led the way to pass Title IX, which today protects students from sexual discrimination. After her death, Title IX was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in her honor."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Val Demings:
"As the first woman of color in Congress, Rep. Mink was pivotal in passing bills to expand childcare, and education bills including Head Start. She worked to protect the environment and fix our immigration system."Read on Twitter
"In the 1950s, she became involved in politics, working with Japanese-American veterans suffering discrimination despite honorable service in WWII. She ran for office and won. Then Hawaii became a state. She ran for Congress. She lost, ran again, and won."Read on Twitter
"She would go on to fight throughout her life to end racial and gender discrimination, saying, We have to build things...to make sure that others do not have to suffer the same discrimination."Read on Twitter
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