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Name	Florence Anderson
Alternative Names	Florence Meyer
Born	17 February, 1871 Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 December, 1949 (aged 78) Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation *	schoolteacher (1891-1911) Victoria, Australia office cleaner (1915-1918) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1916-1946) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (national) (council member) Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Vic)
Political Activism *	Equal pay campaign (activist supporting it)
Workplaces *	Women Office Cleaners' Union (Vic) (secretary, 1916-1930) Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (secretary, 1930-1946)

* Dates are approximate

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