Claire Cayot O'Rourke (January 23, 1885 – June 26, 1996[2]) was an American supercentenarian and the first woman to hold public office in the state of California.
Fortunately for the family, the local boycott proved ineffective because the hotel business depended primarily on income from stagecoach travel.
O'Rourke was eight months pregnant when the 1906 quake forced her to sleep for days in a tent in Golden Gate Park.
Ms. O'Rourke later worked as receptionist at the county Social Security office until retiring for the final time in 1984 at age 99.
There after, she remained active in volunteer and charity work, serving as treasurer of Quincy's Senior Citizen Nutrition Program.