Bonus: Patsy Mink

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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A new season of Sidedoor is just two weeks away! In the meantime, we’re sharing a special guest episode from Wonder Media Network’s podcast, “Encyclopedia Womannica.” In this episode, you’ll hear about the life of Patsy Mink, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress and run for U.S. President. She was also the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She made a brief appearance in the Sidedoor episode, “Votes for Hawaiians,” and here you’ll hear more about how she paved the way for Asian-Americans across the nation.

Encyclopedia Womannica is a daily podcast that explores the trials, tragedies and triumphs of groundbreaking women from antiquity through modernity, in just five minutes a day. You can find more episodes HERE. (https://wondermedianetwork.com/encyclopedia-womannica)

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0:00.0	Hey, side-door listeners. We'll be back in just two weeks with the start of our new season,
0:04.3	but in the meantime, we have a little treat for you. In honor of the start of the new school year,
0:09.2	we're sharing an episode of a great show from our friends at Wonder Media Network.
0:13.4	It's called Encyclopedia Womanica.
0:16.8	Every day, the podcast explores the trials and triumphs of groundbreaking women you probably
0:22.2	didn't read about in the history books, but definitely should have. Each episode is only about
0:27.2	five minutes long, so you can get inspired and learn something new in the time it takes you
0:30.8	to shower each morning. I'm particularly excited to share this episode because it's about a woman
0:35.9	who made a very brief appearance in the side-door episode votes for Hawaiians. Today, you'll get to
0:41.4	hear more of her story. The first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,
0:47.0	Patsy Mink. Here's host Jenny Kaplan with that story from Encyclopedia Womanica.
0:54.0	Hello. From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.
1:00.8	Today, we're honoring a legendary politician who, throughout her career,
1:05.3	prioritized gender and racial equity in education. Not only was she the first woman of color
1:11.6	and Asian-American woman to serve in Congress, she was also a major author of Title IX.
1:17.9	Let's talk about Patsy Mink.
1:26.3	Patsy Matsu Takimoto was born in Paya, Maui, Hawaii territory on December 6, 1927.
1:34.9	Patsy's grandparents emigrated from Japan to work in Hawaii's sugar plantations.
1:40.6	Growing up as a third-generation Japanese-American, Patsy witnessed heavy discrimination
1:46.6	towards Japanese-Americans and indigenous Hawaiians. When Patsy was 14 years old,
1:52.8	fighter jets bombed Pearl Harbor. Patsy's father was subsequently taken by authorities one
1:58.9	night and heavily questioned. Though her dad returned safely the next day, Patsy's family
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