Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2002.66.2
Date:
1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular celluloid pin-back button with red background, inscribed: "Bella! / for / CONGRESS"
Gallery Label:
Bella Abzug was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1970, representing the Upper West Side. She later ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate and for mayor. Abzug's career was brief but colorful: she was known for her unabashed liberalism and feminism, and for her trademark wide-brimmed hat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
