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Object number2010.98.2 a,b

Manufacturer Henne Jewelers

Date1998-2008

MediumGlass; Metal; Leatherette

Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family

DescriptionPin featuring seven pieces of broken clear glass, with raised bubbles, and a rectangular glass piece painted gold on front. Green hinged leatherette box. Beige lining, with removable center card.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a): 2.5 × 2.5 × 0.375 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 3.375 × 3.375 × 2 in. (8.6 × 8.6 × 5.1 cm)
Marks(b)
Gold text under top of lid, "HENNE".
Historical NotesPin worn by Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. The broken glass symbolizes the fact that with her election as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, she "broke the glass ceiling" by becoming the highest ranked female politician in the history of the state; this fact will hold until a female is elected Governor. Part of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.

Previous owner Catherine Baker Knoll (1930 - 2008)

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