Title Patsy Mink / written by Tae Keller ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

Publication Info.	New York : Philomel, 2022.
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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Children's Department	J SERIES BLUE SHE PERSISTED	Check Shelf
Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department	J BIO MINK	Check Shelf
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 920 MIK	Check Shelf
Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department	JB MINK P.	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JB MINK PATSY	Check Shelf
Farmington, Barney Branch - Children's Department	J SERIES SHE PERSISTED	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J-B MINK, PATSY	Check Shelf
Manchester, Whiton Branch - Children's Department	J-B MINK, PATSY	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction	J B-MINK KEL	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department	JB MINK	Check Shelf

Description	59 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series	She persisted
	She persisted (Philomel Books)
Note	"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."
Contents	A sunny childhood -- Trouble -- Forging her path -- Fighting for equality -- Democracy and determination -- A lasting impact -- How you can persist.
Summary	"When Patsy Mink won her seat the House of Representatives as a Democrat from Hawaii, she became the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. A co-author of the Title XI amendment of the Higher Education Act, she was a champion of rights for women, children, immigrants, and minorities throughout her twenty-four years in Congress. She helped paved the way for many other women to succeed." -- Amazon.com.
	Introduces the first Asian American woman elected to Congress, who championed rights for women, children, immigrants and minorities, paving the way for many other women to succeed.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-59).
Subject	Mink, Patsy T., 1927-2002 -- Juvenile literature.
	Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Legislators -- Hawaii -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women legislators -- Hawaii -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Japanese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Japanese American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Mink, Patsy T., 1927-2002.
	Legislators.
	Women legislators.
	United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
	Japanese Americans -- Biography.
	Japanese American women -- Biography.
	Women -- Biography.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Added Author	Flint, Gillian, illustrator.
Added Title	She persisted. Patsy Mink
ISBN	9780593402887 (hardcover)
	059340288X (hardcover)
	9780593402900 (paperback)
	0593402901 (paperback)

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