POLITICIAN

Edith Cowan

1861 - 1932

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Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown; 2 August 1861 – 9 June 1932) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Cowan has received more than 481,482 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edith Cowan is the 17,844th most popular politician (down from 16,465th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Australia (down from 410th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Australian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

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  • 47.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edith Cowan ranks 17,844 out of 19,576. Before her are Kirsten Gillibrand, Paul LePage, Charlie Crist, Enex Jean-Charles, Bill Lee, and Vivek Ramaswamy. After her are Marit Nybakk, Jack Valenti, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Mel Martínez, Ruben Kun, and Albert Gore Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Edith Cowan ranks 155. Before her are Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Walter Rauschenbusch, John Bell Hatcher, and E. Pauline Johnson. After her are Albert B. Fall, and George W. Norris. Among people deceased in 1932, Edith Cowan ranks 149. Before her are Edward Barrett, Dorabji Tata, Adelaide Ames, Fred Yates, Sol Plaatje, and Outram Bangs. After her are Major Taylor, and Robert Manson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Edith Cowan ranks 478 out of 1,143. Before her are Mary Augusta Ward (1851), Ernest Chapman (1926), Mervyn Wood (1917), Louis Mandylor (1966), Rodney Brooks (1954), and Lorraine Crapp (1938). After her are Shane Warne (1969), Les Murray (1938), Suzanne Cory (1942), June Maston (1928), Liane Moriarty (1966), and Tim Forsyth (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Edith Cowan ranks 38. Before her are James Scullin (1876), John McEwen (1900), Frank Forde (1890), Joan Hartigan (1912), Bob Tinning (1925), and Michael Joseph Savage (1872). After her are H. V. Evatt (1894), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), Bob Brown (1944), Alexander Downer (1951), and Bob Carr (1947).

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