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Name	Gloria Graham Garton
Born	August, 1919 Croydon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	31 January, 2009 (aged 89)
Education *	Sydney High School (student, 1932-1935)
Occupation *	communist (1940-1991) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1940-1990) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1940-1990) New South Wales, Australia feminist (1960-2009) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australia-Soviet Friendship League (organiser) Union of Australian Women (NSW) (member) Union of Australian Women (NSW) (president, 1961-1967)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member) Communist Party (NSW) (member) ALP (NSW) (member, 1942)

* Dates are approximate

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