Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2017.68.16
Datec. 1989
MediumPlastic; Metal; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia
DescriptionCircular pinback campaign button. Front has dark blue background with orange and white campaign message across center and white union logo at bottom center. Front is covered in layer of plastic. Silver-tone metal back with pinback across top center.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.5 × 0.375 in. (8.9 × 1 cm)
InscriptionsOrange and white text across front center "Sophie / MASLOFF / FOR MAYOR".

White text at bottom "UNION MADE / IUAN & PW / …"
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the life and career of Sophie Masloff. Sophie Friedman (1917-2014) was born in the Hill District and attended Fifth Avenue High School. She became a clerk at the County Court in 1938 and worked there until 1976, the year she was elected to the City Council. She became Mayor in 1988 when she was president of the City Council and Richard Caliguiri died in office, making her next in line. She won the election in 1989 making her the first woman and Jew to hold the office. She declined to run again and retired in 1994. In 2000 and 2004 she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
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