Enid Lyons has never appeared on an Australian banknote.
Enid Lyons was an Australian politician who served as the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. She was a member of the United Australia Party and later the Liberal Party. She held various ministerial positions during her political career.
Enid Lyons died on 1981-09-02.
Enid Lyons was born on 1897-07-09.
Home Hill was the home of the Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, C.H and his wife Enid.
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Joseph Lyons married Enid Burnell.
13th of September, 1943 saw two firsts. Dame Enid Lyons, widow of the late Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, won a Tasmanian seat in the House of Representatives. Miss Dorothy Tangney, schoolteacher, won a Western Australian Senate seat.
There are many famous Australian women. Eight of them are Margaret Court, Caroline Chisholm, Mary Gilmore, Dame Enid Lyons, Dawn Fraser, Edith Cowan, Nellie Melba, and Shirley Strickland.
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Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives, received several accolades throughout her life. Notably, she was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1935 for her services to politics and the community. Additionally, she was awarded honorary degrees from various institutions, recognizing her contributions to education and women's rights. Her legacy continues to be honored in Australia, particularly in the context of women's political participation.
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________