Florence McAuliffe Was A Man.
In a June 14, 2014 post, we provided a Historical Footnote about attorney Florence McAuliffe, the McAuliffe in Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. “In 1929,” we stated, “she negotiated the financing for the construction of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.” It did seem worth noting that a founding partner of that great law firm had been a woman. Well, it turns out that Florence McAuliffe was a “he”, not a “she.”
HAT TIP to Gabriel McAuliffe of Sacramento, the great-nephew of Florence McAuliffe (1886-1957). Gabriel McAuliffe also informed us that his great-uncle lived in the Olympic Club in San Francisco, and was one of the early benefactors of Saint Anthony’s Dining Room for the homeless in San Francisco. Thanks, Gabriel.