90 year old US Congresswoman Diana Feinstein passed away on the evening of September 28th local time. Her office announced the news on September 29th, when US President Biden issued a statement stating that Feinstein was a "true pioneer" and that "she has left her footprints in areas such as national security, environmental protection, and civil rights, and will benefit future generations". Former US Presidents Clinton and Obama also issued statements to mourn Stan.
Feinstein comes from the Democratic Party and was first elected as a federal senator in 1992, serving for over 30 years, making her the longest serving female senator to date.
Senate Majority Leader and Democrat Schumer said, "We have lost a giant.". Schumer praised Feinstein as one of the most outstanding members of the Senate, "she has influenced many Americans and broken many 'glass ceilings' along the way." Senate minority leader and Republican McConnell also stated that Feinstein is his friend and pioneer, and California and the whole country have become better because of her contributions.
Feinstein attended the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in July this year.
Representatives of American women in politics
Diana Feinstein, born in 1933, is a representative figure of female political participation in the United States. Before her death, she was the oldest member of the United States Congress. She grew up in San Francisco, California, and her father was a renowned surgeon.
In 1951, Fan Stan was admitted to Stanford University to study political science and history. During her college years, she started participating in Democratic Party activities, and after graduation, she interned at a foundation. Later, she worked at the San Francisco District Prosecutor's Office. There, she met and fell in love with her first husband Jack Berman. They quickly got married and had a daughter, but this marriage only lasted for three years.
After the end of his first marriage, Feinstein briefly withdrew from public affairs. But later she perked up and started working in some judicial institutions in California in 1960. During that time, she met her second husband Bertram Feinstein, a surgeon who spent 16 years together until Bertram's death in 1978. Although she married investment banker Bloom in 1980, she kept the surname "Fanstein".
Feinstein and her third husband Bloom
Fanstein created many firsts. In 1969, she was elected as a supervisor of the San Francisco Supervisory Board and held this position for 9 years. Later, she was promoted to the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board, becoming the first female Speaker of the San Francisco Supervisory Board. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is a specialized agency that oversees the San Francisco City government and has legislative power, similar to a local council. However, Feinstein failed to run for mayor of San Francisco twice in 1971 and 1975.
She was an early supporter of former US President Jimmy Carter, but after Carter became president in 1977, Feinstein was unable to secure a position in Washington. In addition, with the successive deaths of her father and second husband, she was once disheartened and announced that she would not run for the mayor of San Francisco for the third time.
But in November 1978, a murder case changed everything.
