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Name	Mary Margaret Wright
Alternative Names	Mary Margaret McAdam Mary Margaret Lamm
Born	14 August, 1903 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 April, 1993 (aged 89) Revesby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	aneurysm
Related Entries	[View as tree] Walsham, Winifred (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	communist (1929-1984) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1929-1984) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1929-1984) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Timber Workers Strike (1929) (supporter)
Key Organisations *	Council of Action for Equal Pay (NSW) (delegate, ?-?) Spanish Relief Committee (Sydney) (member, ?-?) United Associations of Women (NSW) (member, ?-?) Union of Australian Women (NSW) (member, 1950-?)
Political Activism *	Militant Women's Movement (NSW) (member, 1927-?) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1929-1971) Socialist Party of Australia (NSW) (member, 1971-1984)

* Dates are approximate

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