Behold, the 21 Inspiring Black Women of Congress

Democratic Congresswoman Terri Sewell currently represents Alabama's seventh district. Before assuming office in 2011, the 52-year-old worked as a lawyer after receiving prestigious degrees from Princeton, Oxford, and Harvard Law.

Aside from her impressive academic background, Sewell is Alabama's first black woman elected to Congress. Additionally, she is currently the state's only Democrat in Congress.