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| Text on Button | I'm a Hero |
| Image Description | Red text on white background. |
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| Additional Information | “I’m a Hero” is a well-known slogan from the 1960s and 70s, often seen at civic events like blood drives and volunteer events as a feel-good badge, sometimes with a tongue-in-cheek tone. It belongs to a long tradition of buttons used to promote political campaigns. It likely supported social and activist movements by conveying patriotic or military messages, like a WWI pin that said, "I’m bringing a Hero Home R U?" This slogan shows how a small, wearable sign can combine promotion, solidarity, and humor all in one. |
| Sources |
Eggers, J. (2022, November 16). Pin-backs and pinups. Old Times. Retrieved October 20, 2025, from https://theoldtimes.com/stories/f/pin-backs-and-pinups?blogcategory=Antiques#:~:text=The%20first%20pin%2Dbacks%20were,promote%20Abraham%20Lincoln%20in%201860 Hambright, A. (n.d.). The history of protest buttons. Busy Beaver Button Co. Retrieved October 20, 2025, from https://www.busybeaver.net/advocating-with-protest-buttons SiennaPacific. (2025, September). Top 10 political badges, election pins and presidential campaign buttons. Retrieved October 20, 2025, from https://www.siennapacific.com/blog/political-badges/?srsltid=AfmBOootZOO1q9zNrKqqgnVQs403GRUqa3awbPMTqFBGlFXMUFgI6vIV World Class Antiques. (n.d.). Button collecting. Say it with buttons: 125 years of American culture and history in the pin-back button. Retrieved October 20, 2025 from https://worldclassantiques.com/insights/button-collecting.aspx |
| Catalog ID | IB0401 |