An Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

Lawmakers gathered at the the Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection for the dedication and unveiling ceremony of a statue in honor of Amelia Earhart, one of the world's most celebrated aviators and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in Washington, Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

There's a new woman representative in Washington, D.C.

A statue of Amelia Earhart — the pioneering aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in — was unveiled at the National Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.