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Name	Grace Scanlon
Alternative Names	Grace Barrett
Born	6 January, 1903 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 August, 2003 (aged 100)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Scanlon, Henry Patrick (husband) Teerman, Ethel Nelson (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	communist (1931-1968) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1931-1980) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1931-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Newcastle Trades Hall Council (NSW) (delegate) Union of Australian Women (national) (member)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1931-1968)

* Dates are approximate

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