Object Details
- Description
- The “Dirty Dozen” refered to on this button is a list of legislators who were seen as being unsympathetic to environmental causes. The list was developed by the League of Conservation Voters and Environmental Action in the 1970s.
- Political activism continues to be an important element of the environmental movement. This button illustrates one approach, to oppose political candidates with poor environmental records.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2003.0014.1502
- accession number
- 2003.0014
- catalog number
- 2003.0014.1502
- Object Name
- button
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: .33 cm x 4.4 cm; x 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in
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- Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Clothing & Accessories
- Natural Resources
- Environmental Buttons
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Environmental Movement
- Record ID
- nmah_1285652
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-a1ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
