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Badge, Identification

Object number2017.68.19

Manufacturer Edward Horn Company

OriginGlenside, PA

MediumPlastic; Metal; Paper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia

DescriptionOval pinback identification badge. Front has white background with blue printed organization name above and below central clear plastic window; window shows white paper insert with off-center handwritten name in black ink. Front is covered in plastic layer. Silver-tone metal back with pinback across top center and paper insert at center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.813 × 2.813 × 0.313 in. (7.1 × 7.1 × 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsBlue printed text at top "PENNSYLVANIA FEDERATION / OF" and bottom "DEMOCRATIC WOMEN".

Handwritten text in black ink on paper insert "Sophie Masloff".
MarksPrinted blue text along bottom edge "EDWARD HORN CO., 3 SO. EASTON, RD. GLENSIDE, PA 19038".
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.

Previous owner Sophie Masloff (1917 - 2014)

Related institution Democratic Party

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