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[News] Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90 (www.npr.org)

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Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.

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[–] Sterile_Technique 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She stopped 'serving' a long time ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And yet, she was elected til the day she died.

[–] Sterile_Technique 3 points 1 year ago

The power of name recognition.