Historian Rita Stinson is calling for more recognition for Edith Cowan, Australia’s first woman MP in her hometown of Geraldton in Western Australia.
It comes as the Palaszuzck government in Queensland has amended frameworks for developing new busts and monuments to include more diverse figures.
Geraldton-based creative producer Jody Quadrio says despite growing up in Geraldton she was not aware Cowan was from the town until beginning a musical project that aims to highlight prominent women from the region.