Edith Cowan
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title:
Edith Cowan
text:
Edith Dircksey Cowan was an Australian social reformer who worked for the rights and welfare of women and children. She is best known as the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament. Cowan has been featured on the reverse of Australia's fifty-dollar note since 1995. Cowan was born at Glengarry station near Geraldton, Western Australia. She was the granddaughter of two of the colony's early settlers, Thomas Brown and John Wittenoom. Cowan's mother died when she was seven, and she
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Australian social reformer and politician (1861–1932)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cowan
date created:
2004-04-29T06:43:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:00:12Z
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