The U.S. Mint celebrated the recent release of a quarter in Washington, D.C. honoring Patsy Takemoto Mink, a distinguished University of Â鶹´«Ã½ alumna. The quarter honoring Mink is the second release in 2024 and the 12th coin overall in the .
Nearly 200 attendees enjoyed the special celebration in the Cannon Caucus Room in the Cannon House Office Building. It included formal remarks, a short film about Mink, a coin pour and a panel discussion. The event was held in partnership with the National Women¡¯s History Museum and the Smithsonian American Women¡¯s History Museum.
Special guests included Wendy Mink, daughter of Patsy Mink; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and Ed Case, Judy Chu and Jill Tokuda members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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“Remember that Patsy¡¯s sacrifice has benefited each of us, not only individually and collectively, but benefited us as a nation because Title IX still stands,” said U.S. Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson.
Hirono said “I hope this quarter will serve as a similar reminder and motivator to women and girls, and men in our country, because equal rights should be a matter of solid support from all of us¡this quarter will be a reminder that the fight continues.”
Following the formal remarks, Gibson, Pelosi, Mink and Hirono participated in a coin pour, a ceremonial way of introducing the coin to the public. The women emptied 2,000 Patsy Mink quarters into two lauhala baskets surrounded by lei.
The program concluded with a panel discussion led by Erika L. Moritsugu with panelists Felicia Kornbluh, Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Elizabeth A. Novara.
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