Name/Title
Patsy T. Mink Congress WomanDescription
Hawaii Statehood Cachet First Day of Issue Aug 21, 1959
Author does not believe cover was actually signed by Patsy T. Mink
However, scanned Menu from the House of Representatives Restaurant is genuine and was signed by the Congress woman in front of the Author's father-in-law.
Patsy Matsu Takemoto was born on December 6, 1927, at the sugar plantation camp, Hāmākua Poko, near Paia, on the island of Maui.[2][3] She was a sansei, or third-generation descendant of Japanese emigrants.[4] Her mother, Mitama Tateyama, was a homemaker,[3][5] and the daughter of Gojiro Tateyama and Tsuru Wakashige.[6][7] Their family, which had 11 children, lived in a shack by the Waikamoi Stream. William Pogue, Gojiro's employer, arranged to have Tateyama's daughters educated at the Maunaolu Seminary, a boarding school for Christian girls located in the town of Makawao.[6]
Patsy Matsu Mink (Takemoto); December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002. She was the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and is known for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education.
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