1. Dianne Feinstein, born Dianne Emiel Goldman, was born in San Francisco in 1933 to surgeon Leon and former model Betty Goldman.
2. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, where she was elected class president, despite being from a Jewish Democratic family.
3. Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955 with a focus on history and political science.
4. In 1978, as San Francisco Board of Supervisors president, she discovered Harvey Milk's body after he was shot by Dan White, later becoming San Francisco's first female mayor.
5. Feinstein was the first woman to head the Board of Supervisors, the first female mayor, and the first female U.S. senator from California.
6. She entered the Senate in 1992 and is the oldest member.
7. Feinstein was consistently popular in California politics and set a record for the most popular votes in a Senate election in 2012.
8. Known for the assault weapons ban and environmental advocacy, she also released a report on the CIA's treatment of detainees as Senate Intelligence Committee chair.
9. Feinstein had several marriages, including one to Richard Blum, an investment banker with business interests in China, leading to controversy.
10. Her life and career were marked by pioneering achievements and moments of significance in American politics.