Edith Dircksey Cowan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:social_reform
politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:public_policy
women's rights
children's welfare
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1861-08-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Glengarry,_Western_Australia
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:National_Council_of_Women
gptkb:Children's_Court
Red Cross Society
State Education Board
Perth Hospital Board
gptkbp:children gptkb:Claud_Cowan
gptkb:Dircksey_Cowan
gptkb:Hilda_Cowan
gptkb:Norman_Cowan
Russell Cowan
gptkbp:deathDate 1932-06-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Subiaco,_Western_Australia
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Australian_fifty_dollar_note
gptkbp:education gptkb:Perth_Central_School
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Children's_Protection_Society
gptkb:King_Edward_Memorial_Hospital_for_Women
gptkb:Women's_Service_Guilds_of_Western_Australia
gptkb:Karrakatta_Club
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Edith_Cowan_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edith Dircksey Cowan
gptkbp:legacy namesake of Cowan electoral division
namesake of Edith Cowan University
pioneer of women's suffrage in Australia
statue at Kings Park, Perth
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:West_Perth
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableFor first woman elected to Australian parliament
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:social_reform
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Kenneth_Brown
gptkb:Mary_Eliza_Dircksey_Wittenoom
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly
gptkbp:party gptkb:Nationalist_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Karrakatta_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:James_Cowan
gptkbp:termEnd 1924
gptkbp:termStart 1921
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dircksey_Cowan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7