Bracelet
Object number2024.57.3
Manufacturer
Reminderband, Inc.
Datec. 2022
OriginChina
MediumSilicone
Credit LineGift of Steel City Roller Derby
DescriptionCircular pink and black silicone bracelet or wristband, size Large. Exterior and edges are pink and interior is black. Front has black text flanked by black ribbons. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.5 x 2.625 x 2.813 in. (1.3 x 6.7 x 7.1 cm)InscriptionsFront has black text “[ribbon] SFYA STRONG [ribbon]”.
MarksInterior has three sections of raised inverted text “LARGE”, “MADE IN CHINA”, and “www.reminderband.com”.
Historical NotesBracelet owned by Monica Cervone McElwain (aka Frida Killah #223".) McElwain competed in roller derby for about ten years. Label TextBracelet honoring skater and coach S’FYA STRONG (Barbara Montgomery) who passed away from breast cancer in March 2023. Founded in Pittsburgh in 2006 as the Steel City Derby Demons, the league became part of a national reintroduction of roller derby, a sport started in 1935. Popular on television in the 1970s, the sport all but disappeared until 2004, when the Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association formed. Locally, Pamela Simmons, Natalie Gilchrest, and Becky Bauer (also known as Suzy Sydal, Busty Brawler, and Elsa Slam) championed a league. That league originally included four home teams and two travel teams. Currently, the Steel City Charter has 30 players who compete against other ranked roller derby teams, including Pittsburgh’s A- Team, Steel Hurtin’, and B-Team, Steel Beamers. The League also supports a developmental C-Team, the Blitzburgh Bombers.
Previous owner
Monica Cervone McElwain
Related institution
Steel City Roller Derby
Related person
Barbara Montgomery
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