- Subject of
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- The Women's Board University of Chicago, American, founded 1960
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- June 19-July 2 1975
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (6.8 × 10.4 cm)
- Caption
- Etta Moten Barnett served as chairman for the United Nations (UN) International Decade for Women's Committee, representing The Links , Inc. The first UN Women's Conference was held in Mexico City in 1975.
- Description
- This is an international women’s conference name badge belong to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a pink rectangular piece of paper with black text. Across the top in Spanish it reads “ Tribuna Mudial del / Ano Internacional de la / Mujer.” Under this in smaller text it reads “Mexico, 19 Junio -2 Julio 1975.” In the top left corner of the card is a graphic in black ink of an abstracted female face. It consists of an oval with a female symbol of a circle on top of a cross as the eye and mouth. In the upper right corner are two over lapping circles with the letters “O / N / G / O” in them. In the center of the card is hand typed text that reads “ETTA MOTEN BARNETT.” At the bottom is hand typed text that reads “THE LINKS INC. NAT’L COUNCIL OF / NEGRO WOMEN, WOMEN’S BOARD UNIV. / OF CHICAGO.” In the bottom left corner is a handwritten number in ink “0617.” In the bottom right corner is a signature handwritten in ink “Etta M. Barnett.” There is pre-printed text in Spanish on the back of the card, and a metal pin for fastening the badge. The badge is housed in a clear plastic sleeve.
- Place used
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- tags
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- International affairs
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.64.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




