2-1/8” from the Levin Collection. She was of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation whose 1972 trial for the shooting of a man who had attempted to molest her son became a cause célèbre of the feminist and native rights movement. This button is c. 1975-76 when her murder conviction was in Appeals Court. Her case reached the Washington Supreme Court, where it had lasting effects on the manner in which juries interpret the behavior of a defendant, the legality of recorded conversations and considerations for victims of sexual assault. Curl has name of New York maker “Joy Products.” Exc. and displays Mint. Comes with Hake's COA. See native Americans on ad product button #504 and famous people #706-708.