Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

50% | Nov 09, 2014 | Documentary

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

Featured Cast

Tiffany Taylor
Producer
Paulette Wooton
Music

Cast

Herself (archive footage)
Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)
Himself
Dave Shoji
Himself

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