The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Marble sculpture in Washington, D.C., United States

The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a marble sculpture beside Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. A draped female figure symbolizing American womanhood stands with outstretched arms before a rectangular marble stele bearing four medallions of the DAR founders: Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth and Eugenia Washington.

The monument was dedicated in 1929, during the administration of DAR President General Grace Lincoln Hall Brosseau, to honor the four founders: Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth and Eugenia Washington. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, its sculptor, was one of three outdoor artworks she made in Washington, D.C., alongside the Titanic Memorial and the Aztec Fountain at the Pan American Union Building.

The sculpture honors women who dedicated themselves to preserving American history and educating the public about the nation's past. It represents the lasting commitment of an organization founded to protect historical sites and documents.

The sculpture stands beside Constitution Hall at 18th and C Streets NW, near the Farragut West and Foggy Bottom Metro stations. It is an outdoor monument viewable at any hour from the sidewalk; the marble figure and stele sit on an exedra base facing the street.

Whitney was one of the few women sculptors of her era to receive major public commissions in Washington. Besides this group, her outdoor works in the city are the Titanic Memorial and the Aztec Fountain at the Pan American Union Building. The stele's inscriptions give each founder's birth and death dates in Roman numerals, from Mary Desha (1850–1911) to Mary Smith Lockwood (1831–1922).