RT Journal
A1 Carnes M
T1 WHat would patsy mink think?
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD February 8
VO 307
IS 6
SP 571
OP 572
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.79
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.79
AB 
Title IX is also called the Patsy Mink Amendment. Patsy Mink, a Hawaiian woman of Japanese descent, wanted to be a physician. When she finished college in 1942 with a stellar academic record, she applied to 20 medical schools, but none accepted women. Undaunted, Patsy Mink went to law school. She attended the University of Chicago, went back to Hawaii, set up a law practice, and was eventually elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman of color to serve in the US Congress. To open the doors of our nation's medical schools to other women, she authored Title IX. The 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress made toward gender equity in medicine as well as the barriers that remain.