The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.
Edith Cowan, the division's namesake
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Edith Dircksey Cowan 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 in c. 1900
Cowan as a teenager, c. 1876
Cowan in her wedding dress
Cowan in 1921, the year she was elected to parliament