FLORENCE PRAG KAHN
She was the 5th female member of the House and its first Jewish member. She was the first woman on the House Military Affairs Committee, and was one of the few Republicans who advocated spending for military preparedness. At the time of her service, many Republicans were strict isolationists and were opposed to peacetime military spending. They accused the Democrats of being war mongers for wanting preparedness and a stronger military, After WWII, most republicans became Hawks, and after the Vietnam War, many Democrats became Doves. After the Iraq War many Republicans became Doves when they discovered that the President (George W. Bush) had either lied to them and the public, or made a major intelligence blunder.
She was the 5th female member of the House and its first Jewish member. She was the first woman on the House Military Affairs Committee, and was one of the few Republicans who advocated spending for military preparedness. At the time of her service, many Republicans were strict isolationists.
Florence Prag Kahn 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.
