Related institution
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
(founded 1900)
Related person
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(American, 1882 – 1945)
Tab button
1936, 1940 or 1944
Metal
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
INV.7149.4
This button showed support for Roosevelt's candidacy by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The ILGWU was one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s.
DescriptionMetal tab button with blue, white, and red striped ground; image of Liberty Bell on blue stripe; "ROOSEVELT" printed in blue on white stripe; "ILGWU" printed in white on red stripe.ClassificationsPOLITICAL MEMORABILIA
