House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif (right) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y(left) walk out of the West Wing to speak to members of the media outside of the White House in Washington on December 11, 2018. [AP Photo]
As they watched House Speaker Nancy Pelosi step forward to wrangle an unruly Congress over the years or stare down a bombastic president, many women across the country saw a version of the calm, confident leader they hoped to be themselves.