Lawmakers introduced a bill that would create a statue of Shirley Chisholm erected right outside the U.S. Capitol, according to News One.

“[Shirley Chisholm] showed millions of Black children what was possible. She showed me what was possible. For this and countless other reasons, Congress should honor Chisholm’s life and living legacy. Honoring Shirley Chisholm with a statue in the halls of the Capitol does more than memorialize her life,” Rep. Yvette D. Clark, who introduced the bill, said in a statement.

Adding, “It proves to the millions of Black girls and women in this country that if they achieve, if they strive for greatness, if they better their country and this world, they too may be honored eternally in the United States Capitol.”

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Chisholm made history by becoming not only the first Black woman elected to Congress but the first Black woman to run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. She was elected to the House in 1968 to represent New York’s 12th District.

Chisholm co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. In 1972, she become the first Black woman and the first Caribbean American woman to seek the nomination for president from a major political party.

In 2018, the largest state park in New York City was named after Chisholm.