Artifacts
Anti-apartheid activist and advocate for migrant farm workers and Native Americans, Elizabeth Furse of Oregon was also dedicated to nuclear non-proliferation. After co-sponsoring a successful ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear warheads, she said “I introduced an amendment…that killed an entire generation of nuclear weapons . . . If I do nothing else, it makes going [to D.C.] worthwhile.”
Elizabeth Furse Campaign Button, 1995, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives