Democrat congresswoman Shirley Chisholm of New York takes her oath of office, on in this Jan. 3, 1969 file photo in Washington, D.C., as the first black woman to serve in the House of Representatives. Administering the oath in this re-enactment of the swearing-in cremony is Speaker John McCormack. Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, a friend said. She was 80. (AP Photo/File)