--- title: "4 Patsy Mink Quotes - Famous Politician (Patsy T. Mink papers)" description: "Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 y..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b144/author-patsy-mink-68543.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Patsy Mink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b144/author-patsy-mink-68543.jpg) # Patsy Mink (1927–2002) Politician United States **4** quotes in **36** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Patsy Mink was a politician from the United States, best known for *Patsy T. Mink papers*. ## Quick Facts About Patsy Mink Born December 6, 1927 Died September 28, 2002 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Patsy T. Mink papers ## About Patsy Mink Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who 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 first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and is known for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education. ## Awards & Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom National Women's Hall of Fame Margaret Brent Award ## Quotes by Patsy Mink > [It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it is more often more important to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patsy-mink/it-is-easy-enough-to-vote-right-and-be-consistently-with-the-majority/) Patsy Mink [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e79/patsy-mink-68543_consistently_it-is-easy-enough-to-vote-right-and-be-c_638277.png) > [“Even the tiny protests help”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patsy-mink/even-the-tiny-protests-help/) Patsy Mink [Attributed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attributed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2db/patsy-mink-68543_attributed_even-the-tiny-protests-help-955667_955667.png) > [The problem with our education system is not that parents do not have a choice. The problem is that inequities continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patsy-mink/the-problem-with-our-education-system-is-not-that-parents-do-not-have/) Patsy Mink [Choices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choices/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/patsy-mink-68543_choices_the-problem-with-our-education-system-is_1457498.png) > [We have to build things that we want to see accomplished, in life and in our country, based on our own personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patsy-mink/we-have-to-build-things-that-we-want-to-see-accomplished-in-life-and/) Patsy Mink [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/patsy-mink-68543_accomplished_we-have-to-build-things-that-we-want-to_2475246.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patsy-mink/#itemlist", "name": "Patsy Mink Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. 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