Virtual Memorial

Edith Cowan

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Edith Cowan, remembered for Women in politics, Social reform, Australian parliament.

1861 - 1932Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Portrait or photograph of Edith Cowan: This is a photograph of Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament. The original photograph — This is a photograph of Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament. The original photograph is a black and white photoprint 32 x 25 cm, mounted with t Unknown author Unknown author, A digital image is available from the State Library of Western Australia through their online catalogue LISWA , here . The LISWA image includes an assertion of copyright 2001, but this assertion is incorrect. This image is a crop

Why Edith Cowan Is Remembered

Edith Cowan is remembered for women in politics, social reform, australian parliament. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Edith Cowan.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Perth, Western Australia, Australia is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Edith Cowan's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

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.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Edith Cowan: This is a photograph of Edith Brown, later Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament. — This is a photograph of Edith Brown, later Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament.
Unknown author Unknown author, The image was scanned from a reproduction in Cowan, Peter (1878), A Unique Position: An Biography of Edith Dircksey Cowan 1861–1932 , Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 0855641355 ., Public d
Source

Portrait or photograph of Edith Cowan: This is a photograph of Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament. It shows Cowan as a bri — This is a photograph of Edith Cowan (1861–1932), first woman elected to an Australian parliament. It shows Cowan as a bride on her wedding day in November 1879.
Unknown author Unknown author, The image was scanned from a reproduction in Cowan, Peter (1878), A Unique Position: An Biography of Edith Dircksey Cowan 1861–1932 , Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 0855641355 ., Public d
Source

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cowan

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