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Madeleine Kunin, in her capacity as Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, visits the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. Kunin was appointed Ambassador by President Bill Clinton and served from 1996 to 1999.

The candidates for governor of Vermont in 1984 at one of their debates. Left to right: John Easton, Jr. (Republican), Richard Gottlieb (Liberty Union), Madeleine Kunin (Democrat), and William Wicker (Libertarian).

During Governor Madeleine Kunin's first press conference, someone noticed that nearly all of the reporters and camera operators were women, and took this photograph to document the moment. From left are Bob Kinzel (partially hidden from view);…

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…

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

Governor Madeleine Kunin is sworn in for a second term on January 9, 1987, by Vermont Chief Justice Frederic W. Allen.

Esther Hartigan Sorrell was a Vermont State Senator (1973-1983) who helped launch the political careers of many people, including Governors Madeleine Kunin and Howard Dean.

Esther Hartigan was born on April 24, 1920 in Burlington, Vermont and…

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…

Evening gown worn by Governor Madeleine Kunin at her second inaugural ball. Designed by Elaine Horseman of Essex Junction with Kunin's input. The fabric in the skirt is a shot silk: woven with a blue/green in one direction and black in the other, so…

Evening gown worn by Governor Madeleine Kunin at her third inaugural ball. Designed by Elaine Horseman of Essex Junction with Kunin's input. This gown shows the slimmer, draped silhouette coming in to style in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The…

Governor Kunin poses for a photograph with a graduating class of EmergeVT trainees in the fall of 2019. EmergeVT recruits and trains women to run for office for the Democratic Party. It is a national organization, and Governor Kunin founded the…

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…