[Be] willing to cut the first furrow in the ground. — Patsy (image via Library of Congress) How's this for some "firsts": the first Japanese-American woman to practice law in Hawaii, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress *and* *in addition to all of that* the first Asian-American woman to run for president.
A Woman to Know: Patsy Mink
A Woman to Know: Patsy Mink
A Woman to Know: Patsy Mink
[Be] willing to cut the first furrow in the ground. — Patsy (image via Library of Congress) How's this for some "firsts": the first Japanese-American woman to practice law in Hawaii, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress *and* *in addition to all of that* the first Asian-American woman to run for president.