A Fierce and Fearless Woman

Mary Ann Takemoto and Ginny Baxter, Co-Program Vice Presidents

March is Women’s History Month!

We are delighted that we have an outstanding program for
our March meeting. Dr. Judy Wu will be joining us and her presentation is entitled “Patsy Takemoto Mink: First Woman of Color in Congress”. Mink, a third generation Japanese-American from Hawaii, is the namesake for Title IX, the legislation that is celebrating its 50th anniversary and mandates gender equity for schools that receive federal funding. Join us to explore how Mink’s long political career, over the course of the second half of the 20th century, reveals new insights into the history and meaning of feminism.

Dr. Judy Wu is a professor of History and Asian American Studies at UC Irvine. She serves as Associate Dean in the School of Humanities and Director of the newly created Center for Liberation, Anti-Racism and Belonging. She is the author of Fierce and Fearless – Patsy Takemoto Mink: First Woman of Color in Congress.
https://nyupress.org/9781479831920/fierce-and-fearless/

We hope to see you at our March 4th meeting! Please invite guests who may be interested in this informative program. They are welcome to attend. See the meeting information on the back page. Reservations can be made at aauwlongbeach.reservations@gmail.com
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