Patsy Mink, Mother of Title 9 - Brossura

Louie, Ai-Ling

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ISBN 10: 097874652X ISBN 13: 9780978746520

Casa editrice: Dragoneagle Pr, 2018

Riassunto

Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii) was the first woman of color elected to the US Congress (1965). She is the co-author of the groundbreaking law giving equal funding to women in education , Title IX. This law also helped fund women in sports.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Ai-Ling Louie is the author of "Yeh-Shen, A Cindrerella Story from China" (Philomel/Putnam)and biographies of Vera Wang, Yo-Yo Ma, and astronaut Kalpana Chawla (all Dragoneagle Press). Formerly an elementary school teacher and a children's librarian, she now devotes herself to writing. Her pets are her aquarium fish.

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Patsy Mink (1927-2002) was an influential US Congresswoman from Hawai'i. She was the first woman of color in the Congress, and she co-wrote Title IX, a powerful law affecting education and sports.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Dragoneagle Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 097874652X
• ISBN 13: 9780978746520
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Pettway H. Rick
• Numero di pagine: 46
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile