Post by Tamrin on Sept 28, 2008 8:47:31 GMT 10
Of Dame Edith Cowan ('Co-Mason', 1861 - 1932), we read:
Edith Dircksey Cowan OBE, first woman member of an Australian parliament in 1921, the first woman to be appointed a justice of the Children's Court in 1915, and namesake of Edith Cowan University. Initiated in Co-Freemasonry 14 Oct 1916, founding member of St Cuthbert's Lodge 408, Perth.For her general Bio, please refer to this Wikipedia article.
