Feinstein was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities but also reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.
The hotly contested 1991 Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas troubled many American women. Televised images of a committee, composed exclusively of White males, sharply questioning an opposing witness — African American law professor Anita Hill — caused many to wonder where the women senators were.
After seeing a headline that read, “The Year of the Woman.” Sen. Mikulski responded, “Calling 1992 the Year of the Woman makes it sound like the Year of the Caribou or the Year of the Asparagus. We’re not a fad, a fancy, or a year.”In the 118th Congress, a record 128 women are serving in the newly elected House, accounting for 29% of the chamber’s total.
Following the assassinations, Feinstein became mayor of San Francisco. She was officially elected as the mayor a year later.In 1992, she became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of California.
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