Women’s Leadership Forum

Members of the Women’s Caucus and Women’s Leadership Forum reflect upon Women’s History Month and the impact that past and present leaders have had upon the Nation.

Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink was fierce—that’s for sure. I didn’t have the privilege of meeting her before she passed, but her passion is evident in photos of her furrowed brows, her vision obvious in videos of her fiery speeches. Mink is best known for authoring and championing Title IX of the Higher Education Act, which expanded opportunities for women and girls in education and athletics. To understand Mink’s contributions to racial and gender equality and her place in the Democratic Party, her journey must be given equal stage.

For Hilda Solis, serving as the U.S. secretary of labor culminates a lifetime of understanding—and living—workers’ struggles.

Exactly one year ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, so it seems only fitting to highlight the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, 21st secretary of health and human services, this 23rd day of Women’s History Month.