Jewish Women on the Map - Florence Prag Kahn

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Florence Prag Kahn San Francisco, CA
United States

Florence Prag Kahn was the first Jewish woman to serve in Congress, succeeded her husband upon his death in 1924 and served the San Francisco area for five terms.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Florence Prag Kahn." (Viewed on May 19, 2013) <http://jwa.org/onthemap/florence-prag-kahn>.