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Name	May Wilson
Alternative Names	Catherine Marcella Wilson Catherine Wilson Grace
Born	21 June, 1892 Goroke, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 February, 1985 (aged 92) Inglewood, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	brain disease
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 or Descriptor *	industrial inspector (1929-1930) Western Australia, Australia political activist (1930-1980) Western Australia, Australia women's activist (1930-1980) Western Australia, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1975)
Key Organisations *	Hotel, Club, Caterers, Tearooms & Restaurants Employees' Industrial Union of Workers (WA) (organiser, ?-?)
Political Activism *	ALP (WA) (member, ?-1985) Eastern Goldfields Labor Women's League (WA) (president, ?-?) Labor Women's Organisation (WA) (member, ?-?) ALP (WA) (life member, 1980-1985)

* Dates are approximate

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