Shirley Chisholm portrait unveiled (9 images)

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, (L to R) unveil a portrait of the first black woman Member of Congress, Shirley Chisholm of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2009. Rep. Chisholm served New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and other dignitaries sing the National Anthem during the unveiling of a portrait of the first black woman Member of Congress, Shirley Chisholm of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2009. Rep. Chisholm served New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, (L to R) unveil a portrait of the first black woman Member of Congress, Shirley Chisholm of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2009. Rep. Chisholm served New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, unveils a portrait of the first black woman Member of Congress, Shirley Chisholm of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2009. Rep. Chisholm served New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)