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Edith's life commences
Aug 2, 1861 - Edith Cowan (Edith Dircksey Brown) was born on 2 August, 1861 at Glengary near Geraldton in Western Australia. She was the second child of Kenneth Brown, a pastoralist and tutor Mary Eliza Dircksey. -
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Edith Cowan's lifespan
Edith Cowan was born on the 2nd august 1861 and sadly died in 1932. -
Edith Brown and James Cowan got married
Edith Brown married James Cowan and they had 5 children. They had 4 daughters and1 son. -
Edith Cowan had her first child...
Edith cowan had her first child when she was 21 -
Edith Cowan had her second child
Edith cowan ha her second child in 1883 -
Edith cowan had her third child
She had her third child in 1884 -
Edith Cowan had her fouth child
Edith had 4 children in 5 years, -
Edith became the best known women for...
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 was accepted into the parliment
Edith was voted by the whole of Western Australia to be th first ever women polition to be accepted into parliment -
Edith died
Her 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. -
Karrakatta Cemetery
Edith was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery shortly after her death. -
Her age now in 2010 would be...
Edith Cowan would be 149 if she was stil living today.
