A Guide to the Best of Southern California : DESIGN : A Piece of Glasswork

During a Town Hall speech in Los Angeles last year, Betty Friedan sounded that oft-repeated call for women to rise and “shatter the glass ceiling.” Somewhere in that crowd, a feminist was born.

Susan Harris, who had worked for 15 years in oil companies and law firms, was so inspired by the popular epigram that she commissioned an artist to create a literal interpretation of it. The result: “The Glass Ceiling . . . Shatter It!”--brooches, $40, and earrings, $45, made from fused shattered glass with gold trim.

Among the feminists donning what Harris calls “jewelry with a cause” are Friedan, “Backlash” author Susan Faludi and Dianne Feinstein--all of whom have shattered some glass barriers.

Glass Ceiling jewelry is available through Susan Harris; (310) 545-8116.