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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90

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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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90

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