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Helen Delich Bentley Lapel Pin

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Date

1986-1992

Dimensions

Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 0.5 cm)

Accession Number

2014.148.043

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of Trent LeDoux

Object Details

A bright red button proudly proclaimed Helen Bentley as an incumbent and a woman. As a Member representing suburban Baltimore for many years, Bentley focused on the maritime industry and American trade, the issues that were at the center of her previous careers as a journalist and federal appointee.

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