For 50 years, #TitleIX has transformed the meaning of equality & opportunity – in our classrooms, on the playing field & everywhere. In honor of this anniversary, today we unveiled a portrait of the godmother of Title IX & our beloved late colleague, Congresswoman Patsy Mink. 
With the help of her sheer force of will, Congresswoman Mink led the charge alongside Congresswoman Edith Green and Senator Birch Bayh to craft and enact this landmark legislation – advancing a brighter, fairer future for women and girls.
This historic achievement has provided a springboard for women to succeed in and out of the classroom: empowering so many to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors and engineers, heads of businesses and non-profits, and even pioneering public servants.
As we celebrate 50 years of Title IX, work remains to level the playing field for women & girls. Led by a record number of women, @HouseDemocrats remain hard at work to achieve pay equity, end campus sexual harassment, secure access to education & health care for all & more.
Our nation is constantly strengthened by the fuller participation of women and girls, as they take their rightful place as leaders in our society. May we always fight to realize this fundamental truth: when women succeed, America succeeds! speaker.gov/newsroom/62322
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