Edith Cowan, the First Female MP of Australia

A portrait of Edith Cowan, the first female member of an Australian parliament, on the new $50 bank note.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia

Edith Cowan was an Australian reformer, social activist and the first woman to be elected to the Australian parliament.



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