Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (2008)

Directed by

Kimberlee Bassford

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

56 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. It covers her work as co-author of the Title IX gender equity law and her political career in Hawaii.

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What happens

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. Major funding was received from ITVS and the Center for Asian American Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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