Dianne Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992, which became known as the "Year of the Woman."
Dianne Feinstein speaks at the Democratic National Convention in 1992.
Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty ImagesFeinstein previously served as the first female chair of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the first female mayor of San Francisco.
Feinstein and Barbara Boxer became California's senators, making it the first state to be represented in the Senate by two women.
They were joined by Patty Murray and Carol Moseley Braun, who was the first Black woman elected to the Senate.
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