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January 3, 2007 NANCY PELOSI BECOMES FIRSTWOMAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Elected Speaker of the House of Representaves on January 3, 2007, Representave Nancy Pelosi of California became the 60th Speaker and the first woman to hold that office. She was reelected Speaker in the 111th Congress, and became House Democrac Leader of the 112th Congress in 2011 when the Republicans assumed themajority. When she became Speaker, Pelosi observed, "This is a historicmoment . . . for the Congress, and for the women of this country" (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 4, 2007). March 3, 2009 PORTRAIT OF REPRESENTATIVE SHIRLEY CHISHOLMUNVEILED Kadir Nelson's portrait of Shirley Chisholmcommemorates the outspoken New Yorker's seven terms in the House. Chisholmwas the first African American woman elected to Congress and also ran a credible campaign for president in 1972. Nelson's portrait of Shirley Chisholm April 28, 2009 BUST OF SOJOURNER TRUTH UNVEILED IN EMANCIPATION HALL Sojourner Truth was born enslaved in NY and spentmuch of her life working for abolion and women's rights. Her bust, by Ars Lane, is the first sculpture to honor an African American woman in the Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, First LadyMichelle Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applaud at the bust's unveiling. OFFICE OF DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI OFFICE OF DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY