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Florence Prag Kahn

American educator and legislator Florence Prag Kahn represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1925 to 1937.

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American educator and legislator Florence Prag Kahn represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1925 to 1937. In Jewish World Records, Florence Prag Kahn is connected to the record “First Jewish Woman Elected to the United States Congress,” based on the stored achievement of Florence Prag Kahn won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 February 1925, becoming the first Jewish woman elected to Congress.. Florence Prag Kahn won a special election on 17 February 1925 to fill the House seat associated with her late husband Julius Kahn. House historian identifies her as the first Jewish woman elected to Congress. She went on to win five further elections and served until 1937.

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First Jewish Woman Elected to the United States Congress

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Florence Prag Kahn

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17 February 1925

Florence Prag Kahn holds the record as the First Jewish Woman Elected to the United States Congress. The achievement occurred on 17 February 1925, when she won a special election in San Francisco, California, to secure a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The election was held to fill the congressional vacancy left by her late husband, Julius Kahn. This chronological first is explicitly confirmed by the U.S. House of Representatives' History, Art & Archives office, which identifies Kahn as the first Jewish woman elected to Congress.

Country represented: United States
Achievement location: San Francisco, California, United States
Achievement date: 17 February 1925

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