Not only was Dianne Feinstein the longest-serving woman senator ever, she was the first from the state of California and was also San Francisco's first woman mayor.
. Not only was Feinstein the longest-serving woman senator in history, she was the first woman to serve as a U.S. senator for the state of California. Over her long career, she broke the glass ceiling time and time again. Here is a look back at some of herIn 1969, Feinstein became the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Over the years she became the longest-serving woman in Senate history, and Feinstein also took on number of other"firsts."That year, she also became the first woman to preside over a presidential inauguration. As a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, she chaired the 110th Congress and became the first woman to to chair the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, a role that had her preside over President Barack Obama's inauguration.
She was the first woman to become the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She held the role from 2017 to 2021 and helped shape"policy on criminal law, national security, immigration, civil rights and the courts," according to her Senate office biography.Feinstein was behind the first congressional action on
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