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  • Subject is exactly "Political campaigns--United States--History--20th century"

Kunin campaigns as Lieutenant Governor, 1980

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Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Kunin campaigns for reelection alongside Marcelle Leahy (wife of Senator Patrick Leahy who was running for reelection) and Joan Mondale (wife of Vice President Walter Mondale who was also running for reelection) in the…

Kunin talks to a voter at the State House, 1982

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Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Kunin talks to a voter in front of the State House during her campaign for governor in 1982.

Kunin Campaign Button (Governor, 1984)

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A campaign button, most likely from Kunin's 1984 campaign for governor, with just her first name, make it clear to voters they would be casting their ballots for a woman to be governor of Vermont. Most of her campaign material pronounced "Kunin!" in…

Garland Campaign Button, 1980

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Campaign button for Margaret "Peg" Garland of Shelburne, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 1980. Her opponent was incumbent lieutenant governor Madeleine Kunin. The election was the first time two women faced each other for…

Kunin Campaign Button (Lieutenant Governor, 1980)

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Campaign button for Madeleine Kunin from the 1980 election. Interestingly, both women running for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1980 used only their last names on campaign material, as seen here with Kunin.

Governor Kunin Campaigning, 1992

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Governor Madeleine Kunin campaigning for Democratic candidates in Vermont at the end of her last term as governor.