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Coya Knutson Campaign Button

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Date

1956-1958

Accession Number

2007.243.005

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Next to the familiar symbol of the Capitol, and in patriotic red, white, and blue, this campaign button touts Coya Knutson’s position as the first wo man to represent Minnesota in Congress. This reference was unusual for a Representative in the 1950s, when most congresswomen sought to minimize the importance of gender. Knutson herself said “What I want most is to be respected and thought of as a person rather than as a woman.”

Rights and Reproduction Information

Objects

Husband Asks Congresswoman to Quit
Husband Asks Congresswoman to Quit

People

KNUTSON, Coya Gjesdal
KNUTSON, Coya Gjesdal
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov