She became the first American woman to lead a party in congress

Booking the third place of major accomplishments of Nancy Pelosi is she became the first American woman to lead a party in congress. Nancy Pelosi supported the overturning of President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 in 1988. She voted against approving the use of war in Iraq in 1991. She voted against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and campaigned to increase Aids research funding. She is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights. Pelosi voted against the Ten Commandments being displayed in public places, including schools, in 1999. She supported the No Child Left Behind Act in the same year, which implemented testing to track children' progress and raised total education spending.

Pelosi had a reputation as a savvy, liberal but pragmatic politician who imposed party discipline, formed alliances, and raised massive sums of money over time. Pelosi's status within the party slowly improved, and she was chosen Minority Whip in 2001, narrowly defeating Maryland's Steny Hoyer. She was named second-in-command to Democratic Minority Leader Dick Gephardt in the role. She was also the first woman to hold the office in US history. Pelosi was elected to replace Richard Andrew Gephardt, who resigned as Minority Leader in 2002. Nancy Pelosi became the first woman in the history of the United States to lead a political party in Congress when she took office in 2003, a position she would retain for several years.