Patsy Mink
Mink died on September 28, 2002 after contracting pneumonia. After her death, the Title IX amendment was renamed The Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act. "She changed the course of history--and how many people can we say that about?" Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro "You want to remember Patsy? Let's say our words of tribute today and then go forth and save Title IX," said Eleanor Holmes Norton, a delegate from the District of Columbia. She said Mink "was a relentless, committed progressive with a consistent philosophy... If you needed educational equality, needed a hand up to get out of poverty, wanted peace rather than war, Patsy was your woman." |
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"The implementation of Title IX has changed the way society views girls and women -- that's the part that often gets overlooked. Strength, independence and freedom -- those are the kind of things they're learning from sports. These opportunities are changing women -- and they're changing the way men and boys see women." Mariah Burton Nelson, Stanford basketball player. |
"Without a doubt, Title IX has opened the doors of opportunity for generations of women and girls to compete, to achieve, and to pursue their American dreams. This administration is committed to building on those successes," U.S Secretary of Education Rod Paige, June 2002.