Susanne Steinem was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Leo Steinem and Ruth Nuneviller Steinem.[1] Her paternal grandmother, Pauline Perlmutter Steinem, was a suffragist and activist for vocational education in Toledo.[2] After their parents' divorce and their mother's health issues, Susanne was an important support for her younger sister, Gloria Steinem.[3][4]
Susanne Steinem attended Smith College, earning an undergraduate degree in 1946. At age 50, after raising six children, she returned to school, earning her law degree from Antioch School of Law in 1978.[2]
Careeredit
While in college, Susanne Steinem worked at a jewelry store, and became fascinated by gems. She learned the industry working as buyer in New York and Washington D.C. She taught gemology classes[5] and hosted a local television show on the subject. In the 1970s she served as a docent at the Smithsonian Institution's Hall of Gems and Minerals and Hall of Physical Geology in the 1970s. Patch wrote a book, Blue Mystery: The Story of the Hope Diamond (1976),[6][7] and was a technical consultant on the subject for various documentaries and exhibits.[2][8]
After becoming a lawyer, Patch was a staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission and was assigned to the Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1980 to 1994, where she oversaw regulations on jewelry, watches, and metallic watchbands. She was a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Society of Jewelry Historians, the Mineralogical Society in Washington, and many other organizations.[2]
Personal lifeedit
Susanne Steinem married a patent attorney, Robert J. Patch, in 1954.[9] The Patches had six children together, and cared for her mother Ruth Steinem, in their Chevy Chase, Maryland home.[10] She was co-founder of her neighborhood food co-op in 1974, and remained active there through the 1980s. She was also engaged in school issues in Montgomery County, Maryland. Susanne Steinem Patch died in 2007, aged 82 years, in Bethesda, Maryland, after a stroke.[2][11]
Referencesedit
^McLendon, Winzola (2 May 1972). "Gloria Steinem's Mother Wasn't All That Liberated". The New York Times. Special to The New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ abcdePatricia Sullivan, "Susanne Steinem Patch, 82; Gem Expert" Washington Post (November 7, 2007).
^Letty Cottin Pogrebin, "Gloria Steinem" Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. (Jewish Women's Archive, March 2009).
A 1984 photograph of Susanne Steinem Patch and Gloria Steinem, at the latter's 50th birthday party, in the collection of Getty Images.
January 01, 1970
susanne, steinem, patch, february, 1925, november, 2007, american, expert, staff, lawyer, federal, trade, commission, contents, early, life, career, personal, life, references, external, linksearly, life, editsusanne, steinem, born, toledo, ohio, daughter, ste. Susanne Steinem Patch February 19 1925 November 2 2007 was an American gem expert and staff lawyer at the Federal Trade Commission Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSusanne Steinem was born in Toledo Ohio the daughter of Leo Steinem and Ruth Nuneviller Steinem 1 Her paternal grandmother Pauline Perlmutter Steinem was a suffragist and activist for vocational education in Toledo 2 After their parents divorce and their mother s health issues Susanne was an important support for her younger sister Gloria Steinem 3 4 Susanne Steinem attended Smith College earning an undergraduate degree in 1946 At age 50 after raising six children she returned to school earning her law degree from Antioch School of Law in 1978 2 Career editWhile in college Susanne Steinem worked at a jewelry store and became fascinated by gems She learned the industry working as buyer in New York and Washington D C She taught gemology classes 5 and hosted a local television show on the subject In the 1970s she served as a docent at the Smithsonian Institution s Hall of Gems and Minerals and Hall of Physical Geology in the 1970s Patch wrote a book Blue Mystery The Story of the Hope Diamond 1976 6 7 and was a technical consultant on the subject for various documentaries and exhibits 2 8 After becoming a lawyer Patch was a staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission and was assigned to the Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1980 to 1994 where she oversaw regulations on jewelry watches and metallic watchbands She was a member of the Maryland State Bar Association the American Society of Jewelry Historians the Mineralogical Society in Washington and many other organizations 2 Personal life editSusanne Steinem married a patent attorney Robert J Patch in 1954 9 The Patches had six children together and cared for her mother Ruth Steinem in their Chevy Chase Maryland home 10 She was co founder of her neighborhood food co op in 1974 and remained active there through the 1980s She was also engaged in school issues in Montgomery County Maryland Susanne Steinem Patch died in 2007 aged 82 years in Bethesda Maryland after a stroke 2 11 References edit McLendon Winzola 2 May 1972 Gloria Steinem s Mother Wasn t All That Liberated The New York Times Special to The New York Times Retrieved 18 August 2022 a b c d e Patricia Sullivan Susanne Steinem Patch 82 Gem Expert Washington Post November 7 2007 Letty Cottin Pogrebin Gloria Steinem Jewish Women A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia Jewish Women s Archive March 2009 Biographical Note Gloria Steinem Papers 1940 2000 Sophia Smith Collection Gemology School Adds Correspondence Course Chilton s Jewelers Circular September 1950 247 Susanne Steinem Patch Blue Mystery The Story of the Hope Diamond Smithsonian Institution Press 1976 ISBN 9780874741650 Mindy Yochelson Book Discounts Diamond Curse Lincoln Journal Star January 10 1976 6 via Newspapers com nbsp Barbara Gamarekian Gloria s Big Sister Her Own Kind of Activist Tampa Tribune March 12 1978 95 via Newspapers com nbsp Susanne Steinem Robert Patch Wed New York Times August 8 1954 80 via ProQuest Carolyn G Heilbrun Education of a Woman The Life of Gloria Steinem Random House Publishing 2011 ISBN 9780307802132 Susanne Steinem Patch Leland Street News November 4 2007 External links editSusanne Steinem Patch at IMDb A 1984 photograph of Susanne Steinem Patch and Gloria Steinem at the latter s 50th birthday party in the collection of Getty Images Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susanne Steinem Patch amp oldid 1206144134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
