Portraits of Female Politicians; Uncomfortable Truths

Portraits of  Female Politicians; Uncomfortable Truths

Recently I was visiting Parliament House in Canberra.  There were two portraits I particularly wanted to see; Tasmania’s Dame Enid Lyons and  Western Australia’s Dorothy Tangney. These  were the first two women to be elected to Australia’s federal parliament. In 1943 Tangney won a seat in the

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SENATOR TANGNEY & THE ‘MAGIC’ PORTRAIT

SENATOR TANGNEY & THE 'MAGIC' PORTRAIT

I’m ashamed to say that I had no idea  Western Australian born Dorothy Tangney (1907-1985) was Australia’s first female senator in federal parliament (elected 1943).  In 1944 it was announced by the Government that her portrait was to be painted for the nation. The other woman to

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