Edith Cowan Politician

Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown), MBE (2 August 1861 – 9 June 1932) was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament.

Personal facts

Edith Cowan
Birth dateAugust 02, 1861
Birth place
Geraldton , Western Australia
Date of deathJune 09, 1932
Place of death
Perth
Profession
Politician

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Office holder

party
Nationalist Party of Australia
successor
Thomas Davy (politician)

Topical connections

Alan CarpenterPresident
Catherine Helen SpenceWriter
Acker BilkMusical artist
Alexander PeacockPolitician
Arthur Griffith Politician
Alec ThomsonPolitician
Adele FarinaPolitician

Edith Cowan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogCl-Cu.html#cowan1
  2. http://www.heritage.wa.gov.au/register/PDF_Files/E%20-%20A-D/Edith%20D%20Cowan%20Mem%20(I-AD).PDF
  3. http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0162b.htm