Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX

by Jen Bryant

Book Overview

The only picture book biography about unsung hero Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian American woman elected to Congress.

From a young age, Patsy Takemoto Mink learned that striving for goals came with challenges. But she also learned to never give up. As the Japanese proverb says: fall down seven times, stand up eight.

That spirit helped Patsy through school. She wanted to become a doctor, but at the time, medical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062957228
• ISBN13: 9780062957221
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3