Florence Prag Kahn
American politician
Died when: 82 years 7 days (984 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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.
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