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Edith Cowan Biography
Edith Cowan is one of the famous Politician, who was born on the memorable day of August 2 in the year 1861. Hailing from the vibrant city of Western Australia, Edith Cowan is a proud citizen of Australia.
Nationalist Member of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1921 to 1924. She was known as a strong advocate for women’s health and the welfare of disadvantaged groups.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Edith Cowan continues to be an inspiration for many.
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First Name
Edith
Last Name
Cowan
Death Date
1932-06-09
Death Day
June 09
Death Year
1932
Place of Death
Perth, Australia
Place of Burial
Karrakatta Cemetery
Family
She was married to James Cowan in 1879
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Her face is on Australia’s $50 bill, which is also true for Ulysses S. Grant in the United States.
Career
She lived with her grandmother after studying at Perth boarding school as a teen.
Trivia
She was a freemason and her portrait is featured on the back of Australia’s $50 note.
Net Worth & Salary
Edith Cowan net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Edith Cowan Timeline
1868
Cowan's mother died in childbirth in 1868 when Cowan was only seven.
1876
Her adolescence was shattered in 1876 by the ordeal of her father's trials and hanging for the murder, that year, of his second wife.
1879
At the age of 18, on 12 November 1879, Edith married James Cowan, then Registrar of the Supreme Court.
1894
In 1894, Cowan was one of the founders of the Karrakatta Club, the first women's social club in Australia.
1896
They lived at Scotstoun, 71 Malcolm Street, West Perth for most of their lives, but are also well known for having one of the first houses in Avonmore Terrace, Cottesloe, where they lived from 1896 to 1912.
1899
She became prominent in the women's suffrage movement, which saw women in Western Australia granted the right to vote in 1899.
1906
She was one of the first women to serve on a local board of education, and in 1906 helped to found the Children's Protection Society, whose lobbying resulted in the creation of the Children's Court the following year.
1909
Cowan was a co-founder of the Women's Service Guild in 1909, and in 1911 helped establish a state branch of the National Council of Women.
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1915
She was made a justice of the Children's Court in 1915 and a justice of the peace in 1920.
1916
Cowan was a key figure in the creation of the King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, and became a member of its advisory board when it opened in 1916.
1919
They resided in the house from 1919 for approximately 20 years.
1920
In 1920, she became one of the first female Justices of the Peace.
1921
In 1921, Cowan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia as a member of the Nationalist Party, becoming Australia's first female parliamentarian.
1924
However, she lost her seat at the 1924 election and failed to regain it in 1927.
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1925
In her final years, she was an Australian delegate to the 1925 International Conference of Women held in the United States.
1926
She helped to found the Royal Western Australian Historical Society in 1926 and assisted in the planning of Western Australia's 1929 Centenary celebrations.
1929
Beside being a Member of Parliament, Cowan held positions on many boards in Western Australia, in 1929 during the Centenary The West Australian published a list of these;.
1932
Following an extended period of ill-health Cowan died of pancreatic cancer at the Avro Hospital, Subiaco on 9 June 1932, at the age of 70.
1975
Her portrait featured on an Australian postage stamp in 1975, as part of a six-part "Australian Women" series.
1979
During the WAY 1979 sesquicentennial celebrations, a plaque was laid in St Georges Terrace in her honour.
1984
In 1984, the federal Division of Cowan was created and named after her, and in January 1991 the Western Australian College of Advanced Education was renamed Edith Cowan University (ECU).
1988
Her great great nephew David Malcolm followed in her footsteps, by becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1988.
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1991
In 1991, Edith Cowan University purchased the house in which Edith Cowan, her husband and family had resided at 71 Malcolm Street.
1995
Cowan has been featured on the reverse of Australia's 50-dollar note since 1995.
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1996
In 1996, a plaque honouring her was placed in St George's Cathedral, Perth.
1997
The reconstructed house opened in 1997 as Building 20 on that campus, and currently houses the Peter Cowan Writer's Centre.
2000
There are references to her in the Centenary of Western Australian Women's Suffrage Memorial in Kings Park, and in a tapestry that was hung in King Edward Memorial Hospital in 2000 to honour women involved in the hospital.
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2001
Edith Cowan was added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001. Her life was the subject of the stage play "With Fire in Her Heart: the Edith Cowan Story" by Western Australian author and playwright Trevor Todd, in 2020.
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2019
In 2019 the release of the latest $50 note caused a sensation when it was discovered that the word 'responsibility' in Edith Cowan's speech was spelt incorrectly, missing the last 'i'.
2021
Australia Post honoured Edith again in 2021, for the centenary of her election, as Australia’s first woman parliamentarian.
