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Button, Campaign

Object number2023.121.4

Date1989-1992

MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Rochelle S. Friedman

DescriptionCircular campaign button. White paper background with red and black printed campaign message. Button has clear plastic cover. Paper and plastic cover are crimped around the perimeter. Shiny gray backer with brass collet and brass straight pin diagonal across back that extends slightly past edge of button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.313 x 2.25 x 0.313 in. (5.9 x 5.7 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsFront has red and black printed text "BE SURE / IT'S / SHELLY / FRIEDMAN / FOR JUDGE".
MarksBottom edge of paper has printed symbol that is likely a union label, but is illegible.
Historical NotesShelly Friedman Commonwealth Court campaign button. Rochelle S. Friedman was raised in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Rogers School and the University of Pittsburgh for both undergraduate and law school. Friedman served as a judicial law clerk to Judge James R. McGregor of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and as solicitor to Robert N. Peirce, Clerk of Courts of Allegheny County. After three failed attempts at running for the Court of Common Pleas, she won a seat on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and served from 1992 until her retirement in 2016. She was notable for her defense of the first amendment, the rights of women and minorities, and other civil liberties.

Previous owner Rochelle S. Friedman

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

Related institution Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Related institution Rogers School

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