Dorothy Tangney With Family Members

Overview

Six photographs of Dorothy Tangney and family members.

04.88a
Dorothy and her sister Nell in dark winter outfits in front of city building, Sydney.

04.88b
Dorothy and her sister Phyllis in winter outfits in front of city building, Sydney.

04.88c
Dorothy in fur coat and hat with her father Eugene in suit, pullover and hat in front of building in Sydney.

04.88d
Dorothy in dark frock and hat with her father Eugene in dark suit and hat in Canberra

04.88e
Dorothy in floral frock and her father Eugene in dark suit in garden of house in Gisborne New Zealand.

04.88f
Dorothy in fur coat and her mother Ellen in dark coat standing next to a dark car.

Historical information

Born in Perth. Daughter of an engine driver. She won a Secondary School scholarship & in 1921 completed her Leaving Certificate. Became a passionate social justice advocate and was an active member of the Australian Labour Party. She graduated from Claremont Teachers College and then taught at Claremont Central School from 1934 (History, Poetry, Literature, Geography, Civics, English). She completed her Diploma of Education in the late 1930's where she played an active role in student politics and affairs, including debating. She was endorsed as a Labour candidate for Nedlands in the State Elections of 1936. She was unsuccessful. However in 1943, she became Australia's first female Senator. She represented WA in Canberra. Senator Tangney made history by being the first woman to join a Federal Parliamentary Committee on being elected a member of the Joint Committee on Social Security, where she was able to implement her passion for social justice (health reform, unemployment benefits, working conditions) She played a part in the establishment of the Australian National University, in the Peace Treaty with Japan, in overseas conferences representing Australia, in the United Nations General Assembly as an observer. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1968. She died in 1985.

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Dorothy Tangney her sister Phyllis
Sydney
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88b
Dorothy Tangney with her father Eugene
Sydney
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88c
Dorothy Tangney with her father Eugene
Canberra
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88d
Dorothy Tangney with her sister Nell
Sydney
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88a
Dorothy Tangney with her father Eugene
Gisborne, New Zealand
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88e
Dorothy Tangney and her mother Ellen
Source: Claremont Museum 04.88f

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