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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
Physical Description: 1 Button, Political; metal, plastic; 2.25 in.Diam x .25 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2014.40.5
Subjects: LGBTQIA, Politics and Politicians, Activism, Civil Rights

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