Pinback Button, "Geraldine Ferraro for V.P."
Object Details
- Date
- 1984
- Caption
- This pinback button stumps for Geraldine Ferraro, who ran for Vice President of the United States in 1984. In red at the top, “A Political First” refers to Ferraro being the first female vice presidential nominee to represent a major political party. The former member of Congress ran on the Democratic presidential ticket with Walter Mondale; however, incumbent Ronald Reagan won the election. The campaign button hails from journalist Ethel L. Payne’s collection of political pins. A longtime Washington, DC resident and political reporter, Payne (1911-1991) became known as First Lady of the Black Press for her pioneering career.
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Cite As
- Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Accession Number
- 1991.0076.0126
- Type
- pinback button
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- 1/4 × 2 15/16 in. (0.6 × 7.5 cm)
- Record ID
- acm_1991.0076.0126
1/4 × 2 15/16 in. (0.6 × 7.5 cm) Round pinback button, white background. Centered is a black and white, photographic portrait of Geraldine Ferraro. She is looking to the left and smiling. Above, in red text, it reads "A Political First," and below, in blue, "Geraldine Ferraro For V.P.." Along the back thin edge, in small blue text, is an Allied Printing Trades Council logo, followed by "257."