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:

Searching Congress.gov
For a guide to finding government documents, including congressional documents and the Congressional Record, see the Library of Congress's Finding Government Documents LibGuide.
For information on how to find congressional video footage, see the House of Representative's Researching the House: Other Primary Sources website.

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

Legislation Mink sponsored and her remarks in the Congressional Record (1995-2002 only) from Congress.gov
Video of Patsy Mink speaking on the House floor External from the CSPAN Video Library.

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

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Congressional Activity