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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.