57 results for: Civil Rights
Knit scarf with a collection of HJR 61 buttons attached, ca. 1972
This scarf was donated by local activist Georgie Bright Kunkel (1920-2025) who, in the 1970s, traveled around Washington state talking to groups about equal rights. House Joint Resolution (HJR) 61, Washington's Equal Rights Amendment, passed narrowly in 1972.
ID Number:2007.62.3
Date:Circa 1972
War protest art assemblage, guitar covered with paint and army toys, 2004
This guitar assemblage was made by local Seattle artist Scott MacIntire in 2004 in protest of the US-led invasion of Iraq, and subsequent Iraq War. The piece was created in conjunction with a 2004 fundraiser for the Hope Heart Institute, for which Art Institute of Seattle students and faculty embellished 30 electric guitars with various messages. The invasion and war…
ID Number:2009.7.1
Date:2004
Gouache painting depicting the protest movements in the 1960s by Lorene Spencer
The 1960s was a turbulent time for civil unrest and here it is captured in a way that shows movement, vibrancy and human action. The artist, Lorene Spencer (1923-2016), was more well known for her pottery and clay sculptures. She and her then-husband Ralph owned a studio in south Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s. Lorene also produced "painted" ceramic…
ID Number:2010.43.1
Date:Circa 1960
Approve Referendum 74 political sign, ca. 2012
In February 2012, the Washington State legislature passed a law granting same-sex couples the right to marry. Opponents of the law collected enough signatures to send the law to statewide vote in November. Voters were asked to approve Referendum 74 if they supported marriage equality or reject it if they wanted marriage to remain between a man and a woman…
ID Number:2012.64.1
Date:Circa 2012
West Seattle High School blue letterman sweater, 1973
This sweater belonged to Laurie Sleight Kleespies who lettered in multiple sports at West Seattle High School after the passage of Title IX in 1972. Title IX banned discrimination on the basis of sex in federally-funded educational institutions and included sports and recreational activities. Laurie was born and raised in West Seattle and grew up playing tennis with her brother.…
ID Number:2013.131.1
Date:1973
Pin, "Pride Without Borders," 1996
This "Pride Without Borders" button is from the LGBTQ pride rallies of Seattle in 1996.
ID Number:2014.40.1
Date:1996
Pin, "Lesbian-Gay Pride March", 1990
This pin commemorates the 1990 LGBTQ Pride march in Seattle. Pride is held annually during the last week in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots.
ID Number:2014.40.2
Date:1990
Pin, "A Simple Matter of Justice," 1993
This pin commemorates the 1993 LGBTQ Pride march in Seattle. Pride is held annually during the last week in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots.
ID Number:2014.40.3
Date:1993
Pin, "Pride Changes Everything," 1999
This pin commemorates the 1999 LGBTQ Pride march in Seattle. Pride is held annually during the last week in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots.
ID Number:2014.40.4
Date:1999
Button, "Hands Off Washington," ca. 1993-1997
Button promoting the Hands off Washington (H.O.W.) political movement, organized in 1993 to defeat Washington State ballot initiatives which threatened the rights of public employees based on sexual orientation.
ID Number:2014.40.5
Date:Circa 1993-1997