International women's conference pinback button belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: July 1985
name: label: Issued by
content: Forum '85, founded 1985
label: Subject of
content: United Nations, founded 1945
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Caption
content: Etta Moten Barnett served as chairman for the United Nations (UN) International Decade for Women's Committee, representing The Links , Inc.
label: Caption
content: This button is from the third and final conference for the UN International Decade of Women, held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985.
label: Description
content: This is a round pinback button for Forum ’85 belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a bright blue with white text across the top and bottom. Text at the top reads “FORUM / ’85.” In place of the letter ‘o’ is a small graphic of a globe. Text across the bottom of the in reads “NAIROBI, KENYA / JULY 10-19.” A horizontal rectangular space is cut out of the center of the button. A piece of paper is inserted into the space with handwritten text in black ink. It reads “Etta Moten Barnett / U.S.A / Chicago, Illinois.” The back of the button is metal has two pieces of scotch tape holding the piece of paper in place.
place: label: Place used
content: Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.13.1.71
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) with plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.4 cm)