Pinback button stating "Purse Power" from the Women's March on Washington: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for Purse Power. The button has a white background with a red symbol and grey and black type. The type reads: [PURSE POWER" / We have it. / Let's use it. / pursepower.com]. Above the type is a red symbol of an atomic whirl with a purse at the nucleus. The back of the button is silver toned and has a pin with a fastener.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Manufactured by: Purse Power, Inc., American, founded 2017
• Worn by: Dr. Calonie Gray, American
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic laminate
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 5/16 in. (5.8 × 5.8 × 0.8 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.96.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Calonie Gray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Purse Power Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.