It is the first statue of a woman in Parliament Square and was unveiled two years after a campaign to get female representation outside the Palace of Westminster began.
The bronze statue of Millicent Fawcett joins 11 all-male statues including Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.
The unveiling on Tuesday came seven months after the statue, which features Millicent Fawcett holding a banner reading "Courage calls to courage everywhere", first went into production.
Millicent Fawcett is considered to have been an instrumental actor in getting the women’s vote and paving the way for female politicians and female Prime Ministers. She remains a great inspiriation to women seeking public office today.
I was very pleased to attend this historic unveiling along other female MPs and the Prime Minister.