Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 4th district
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by
Julius Kahn
Succeeded by
Franck R. Havenner
Personal details
Born
Florence Prag
(1866-11-09)November 9, 1866 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died
November 16, 1948(1948-11-16) (aged 82) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place
Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Julius Kahn
(m. 1899; died 1924)
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Florence Kahn (née Prag; November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California, after fellow San Franciscan Mae Nolan. Like Nolan, she took the seat in the House of Representatives left vacant by the death of her husband, Julius Kahn.[1]
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