When California Congresswoman Barbara Lee was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998, there wasn’t even a picture in the Capitol honoring her mentor, Shirley Chisholm.

There was no postage stamp in Chisholm’s honor, and no one had highlighted her achievements in the congressional record.

“Shirley Chisholm fought so hard for domestic workers, and for economic justice for low wage workers,” Lee said recently in an Instagram tribute. “And I think about her each and every day as I fight for our caregivers and for those who make low wages.”

Lee’s relationship with Chisholm, the trailblazing Brooklyn politician, is well documented in “Shirley,” a Netflix movie about Chisholm’s life, which came out in March.

And Lee was front and center last week in Manhattan for the opening of a new museum exhibit honoring Chisholm’s life and legacy.

“Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100,” salutes the inspiring career of........

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