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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
This Day in Republican History 11/16/05
November 16, 1948
Death of California Republican Florence Kahn, first Jewish woman to serve in U.S. House of Representatives, 1925-37
The Kahns were Republicans who were dedicated to Judaism. Florence Kahn was a brilliant woman and the San Francisco Chronicle in August, 1926, described her as "a Republican who knows how to get things done." She had a keen sense of humor. Once when asked "Would you favor a birth control law?" "I will if you make it retroactive," she replied. On another occasion, she heard that the Democratic Party leaders planned to buy an island in the San Francisco Bay for a weekend retreat. She quickly sent a note to the Attorney General suggesting Alcatraz for the place.
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