National Association of Colored Women's Convention Delegate's badge
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1914
name: label: Created by
content: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
label: Worn by
content: Mamie Williams, American
label: Subject of
content: Mary Burnett Talbert, American, 1866 - 1923
notes: label: Caption
content: This badge was worn by Mamie Williams. Williams was the first African American woman appointed to the National Committee of the Republic Party. She was also the first woman to speak at the 1924 National Republican Convention and organized the National Republican League of Colored Women.
label: Description
content: National Association of Colored Women's Convention Delegate's badge received and worn by Mamie Williams. The badge consists of a gold-plated brass bar at the top that reads: [DELEGATE], a purple and white ribbon in the middle with faded printing, and a circular brass medal at the bottom that features an image of Mary B. Talbert.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
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: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
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: 2011.57.14
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold, brass and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/4 x 2 x 3/8 in. (10.8 x 5.1 x 1 cm)