Born: 1952 (circa), United States (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Gwendolyn Mink is the daughter of Patsy Takemoto Mink. She is an historical political scientist who has written about racism & nativism in US labor’s political formations at the turn of the 20th century; women & gender in 20th century US social policy history; and gender, race, and low income motherhood in the contemporary politics of poverty policy.
Her most recent book is a political biography of her mother, coauthored with Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress (2022, NYU Press).