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Edith Cowan

By Vanubrin

  • Edith Cowan was born.

    Edith Cowan was born on 2nd August 1861 in Geraldton, Western Australia to Kenneth Brown and Mary Eliza Dircksey Wittenoom.

  • Edith Brown and James Cowan got married.

    Edith Brown married James Cowan and they had 5 children. They had 4 daughters and 1 son.

  • Edith Cowan had her first child.

    Edith Cowan had her first child when she was 21.

  • Edith Cowan has her second child.

    Edith Cowan had her second child in 1883.

  • Edith Cowan has her 3rd child.

    Edith had her 3rd child in 1884.

  • Edith Cowan began her work for the people.

    In 1894, Edith Cowan was one of the founders of the Karrakatta Club, which became the centre of a movement for reform, making Edith Cowan the best known woman in Australia the first 30 years of this century.

  • Edith Cowan is accepted into parliment.

    Edith was voted by the whole of Western Australia to be the first ever women polition to be accepted into parliment.
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    Edith Cowans Time In Office

    Edith Cowan spent 3 years in office, dating from 1921-1924

  • Edith Cowan Died.

    Edith Cowans death was a tragety for everyone who knew her. she was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, she will lie there being known as Edith Cowan, the first woman selected into parliment.

  • Edith Cowans age in 2013.

    Edith Cowan would be 152 if she was stil living today.