Here's an in-depth look at the life of Congresswoman and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Personal: Birth date: March 26, 1940

Birth name: Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Father: Thomas D'Alesandro, Baltimore mayor and U.S. congressman

Mother: Annunciata (Lombardi) D'Alesandro, a homemaker

Marriage: Paul F. Pelosi (1963 - present)

Children: Nancy; Christine; Jacqueline; Paul; Alexandra

Education: Trinity College, DC (Now Trinity Washington University), 1962, B.A ,Political Science

Religion: Roman Catholic

Other Facts: First woman to lead a major Congressional party.

First female speaker of the House of Representatives

Timeline: 1977-1981 - Chair, Northern California Democratic Party.

1981-1983 - Chair, California State Democratic Party.

1984 - San Francisco Democratic National Convention Host Committee Chairwoman.

1985-1986 - Finance Chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

June 2, 1987 - Wins a special election in California's 5th Congressional District, filling seat of Representative Sala Burton.

1987-1992 - Represents California's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

January 12, 1991 - Votes against authorizing use of force in Iraq (House Resolution 77).

1993-2013 - Represents California's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

2001 - Becomes the first woman to be elected House minority whip.

October 2002 - Votes against authorizing use of military force in Iraq.

November 14, 2002 - Is elected House minority leader by fellow Democrats, and becomes the highest ranking woman in Congressional history.

November 7, 2006 - Democrats win a majority in the House. Pelosi becomes the speaker of the House when the new Congress begins in January 2007. She is the first female speaker of the House and the first woman to be as high in the line of succession to the presidency (second behind the vice president).

January 4, 2007-January 3, 2011 - Speaker of the House