Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
(1890-1964)
American labor leader, activist and feminist
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936 and late in life, in 1961, became its chairwoman. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union, where she was accorded a state funeral with processions in the Red Square attended by over 25,000 people.
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn 7 August 1890 Concord, New Hampshire, USA
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5 September 1964 (aged 74) Moscow, USSR
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