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Who was Edith Cowan?
- The first female Governor-General of Australia
- The first woman elected to an Australian parliament, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1921
- Australia's first female Prime Minister
Why this is the correct answer
Edith Cowan won her seat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1921, breaking a barrier that women across Australia had faced since Federation. Her face appears on the Australian fifty-dollar note in recognition of her contribution to public life.