Monarch Butterfly Wings
notes: label: Description
content: Worn by Jairo Javier Morales at his gradution from Ripon College, Ripon Wisconsin. When he walked across the stage to graduate, Jairo opened up his gown, brought out large monarch butterfly wings, and performed a “revealing” of his status and sexual orientation to the crowd. His cap states “I’m one of those people Mexico Sent.” He donated his graduation robe, cap and his handmade, handpainted butterfly wings.
topic: label: Subject
content: LGBTQ Rights
label: Subject
content: LGBTQ
label: Subject
content: Gay Rights
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jairo Javier Morales
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2020.0048.04
label: accession number
content: 2020.0048
label: catalog number
content: 2020.0048.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: wings, Monarch butterfly
label: Object Name
content: wings
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 78 in x 34 in; 198.12 cm x 86.36 cm
label: Measurements
content: neck: 7 in; 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: sticks: 22 in; 55.88 cm