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First Woman of Color in Congress: A Resource Guide for the Patsy T. Mink Papers

Congressional Activity

Maureen Keating, photographer. U.S. Representatives march in protest to the Senate to demand that Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas be fully investigated, October 8, 1991: (l-r): Journalist Nina Totenberg?; Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY); Rep. Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY); Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO); Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-HI); and Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA)]. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Information on Congresswoman Patsy Mink’s activities in the United States Congress may be discovered by searching various free and subscription online sources.

Some general sources include:

Some quick links to freely available online congressional materials related to Patsy Mink: