In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency and was the driving force behind Title IX, the landmark legislation that transformed women’s opportunities in higher education and athletics.
Direction
Bassford weaves archival gold with zero unnecessary fluff.
Writing
Her 1972 presidential run: treated as footnote, presented as earthquake.
Editing
Fifty-six minutes that somehow covers sixty years of barrier-smashing.
Director
Kimberlee Bassford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mink's congressional portrait hung in the U.S. Capitol in 2014—forty-nine years after she started serving, because apparently that's how long it takes to acknowledge firsts.
She originally entered politics because no law school would admit her as a Japanese American woman—so she changed the laws instead. The ultimate 'fine, I'll do it myself' origin story.
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