POLITICIAN

Edith Cowan

1861 - 1932

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Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown; 2 August 1861 – 9 June 1932) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Edith Cowan is the 17,913th most popular politician (down from 17,819th in 2024), the 487th most popular biography from Australia (down from 476th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Australian Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Edith Cowan ranks 155. Before her are Zoltán Ambrus, Almroth Wright, Vasily Goncharov, John Bell Hatcher, Ivar Otto Bendixson, and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. After her are Albert B. Fall, and George W. Norris. Among people deceased in 1932, Edith Cowan ranks 149. Before her are Virginie Hériot, Frank Dixon, Donduk Kuular, Zoltán Ambrus, Sol Plaatje, and Edward Barrett. After her are Dorabji Tata, and Robert Manson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Edith Cowan ranks 487 out of 1,143. Before her are Shane Gould (1956), Judy Amoore (1940), Harry Cobby (1894), Frederick McCubbin (1855), Kim Warwick (1952), and David Malouf (1934). After her are Brenton Thwaites (1989), Frank Farina (1964), Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), Christopher Clark (1960), Virgil Donati (1958), and John Pyper-Ferguson (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Edith Cowan ranks 41. Before her are Joan Hartigan (1912), Frank Forde (1890), Bill Hayden (1933), Bob Tinning (1925), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), and H. V. Evatt (1894). After her are Andrew Cooper (1964), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), Bob Carr (1947), Peter Dutton (1970), and Alexander Downer (1951).

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