The Statues of Dorothy Tangney and Enid Lyons are located near Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia.
[1] The bronze statues honour the women's contributions to Australia: Dorothy Tangney was Australia's first woman senator, and Enid Lyons was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
[2][3] In November 2021, Melbourne-based sculptor Lis Johnson was commissioned to create the statues; the design was inspired by a photograph of the women walking into Parliament House together on their first day of parliament in September 1943.
[4] In December 2021 it was proposed that the statues be located at the north-east corner of Old Parliament House, near the Ladies Rose Garden and the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage Commemorative Fountain.
[4] The statues were unveiled on 8 March 2023 by Minister for Territories Kristy McBain, who was the first female elected to the seat of Eden-Monaro.