Portrait for first black woman Representative unveiled in Washington

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, spekas 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)