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Source List – Episode 1: Patsy Mink & Title IX
Biographical Information: Patsy Mink
 Birth and Background
• Mink, Patsy Takemoto – Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
 Harvard Rejection & University of Chicago Law School
• Patsy Mink – National Women’s History Museum
• Patsy Mink – U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives
Title IX Overview
 Text and Explanation
• U.S. Department of Education – Title IX and Sex Discrimination
 Breakdown of Protections
• National Women’s Law Center – Title IX Protections
Education & Career Stats
 Sports Participation
• The Power of Title IX – National Women’s Law Center
 Women in STEM, Law, and Medicine
• AAUW – STEM Gap Report
• NCES – Digest of Education Statistics
• AAMC – Physician Workforce Data
• USPTO – Progress and Potential: 2020 Update on Women Inventors
Policy & Legal Updates
 Obama-Era Guidance (2011)
• Dear Colleague Letter – White House Archives
 DeVos-Era Regulations (2020)
• Final Rule Summary – U.S. Department of Education
 Biden Administration (2024)
• Final Title IX Regulations – U.S. Department of Education
Historical Parallels & Global Context
 Education Under Authoritarian Regimes
• Nazi Indoctrination – U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Taliban & Girls’ Education – Human Rights Watch
 U.S. Book Bans & Curriculum Control

• Banned in the USA – PEN America
Quote Verification
 Patsy Mink’s Famous Quote
“It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it
is often more important to be ahead of the majority.”
• Patsy Mink Foundation – Legacy Page
Department of Education (DOE)
 Creation & Purpose
• DOE – A Brief History
• CRS – U.S. Department of Education Primer (PDF)
 What DOE Actually Does
• DOE – What We Do
Federal Funding for K–12 Schools
 General Overview
• 10 Facts About K–12 Funding – U.S. DOE
• NCES – Revenues for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
 Title I: Low-Income School Funding
• Title I, Part A – U.S. Department of Education
• Title I Overview – Education Trust
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
 Background & Passage
• ERA Overview – National Archives
• ERA Timeline – National Women’s History Museum
• Justia – Does It Matter Whether the ERA Is Now Part of the Constitution?
 Status & Legal Disputes
• ERA Status 2024 – U.S. House of Representatives
• ABA – Legal Path of the ERA
 Fun Fact
The 38th state (Virginia) ratified the ERA in 2020, but its legal status
remains in limbo due to deadline controversies.
Additional Academic Sources

 Gertzog, Irwin N., and Michele C. Horan. Women and Power on Capitol Hill:
Reconstructing the Congressional Women's Caucus. Lynne Rienner
Publishers, 1995.
 Thomas, Sue. How Women Legislate. Oxford University Press, 1994.
 DOE – Title IX 25-Year Report (PDF)
Other Contextual Sources
 Wyoming Abortion Ban Blocked – CNBC
 Indiana Ignores LGBTQ Protections – IPR
 Birch Bayh Obituary – IndyStar
 Micah Beckwith Controversy – IndyStar
 Teen Pregnancy & Family Planning – UW Media
 Teen Birth Rates – ScienceDirect
 Fathers & Teen Births – Family Inequality Blog
 Teen Births – PubMed