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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware this website contains images, voices and names of people who have died.

Edith Cowan Memorial, Western Australia

Edith Cowan was the first woman elected to an Australian parliament. Cowan died in 1932, aged 70. In 1990 a university was named after her, and five years later the Reserve Bank decided to portray her on the new $50 bill.

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Moondyne — Public Domain

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