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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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.
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