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A black circular button with purple outlined hands spelling out “dyke” in American Sign Language.
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A white circular button with a heart-shaped simplified black, grey, and white sketch of a vaginal opening. At the bottom right edge of the sketch is black text that reads “GALAS . Chicago” with three red Xs underneath the black text.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
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A purple circular button that reads “LESBIAN NETWORK” in black text with a black abstract pattern surrounding the text in a circular pattern. The pattern could be interpreted as a set of eight linked witches flying on brooms.
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Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
Photos copyright © Suzanne Poli 1970-85. All Rights Reserved. No photos can be reproduced or use without written permission.
A selection of 58 buttons from the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York City. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012.