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Connie Purdue | |
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Born | Constance Miriam Purdue 23 May 1912 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 16 March 2000 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 87)
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Known for | Equal pay and anti-abortion campaigner |
Relatives | Miriam Soljak (mother) Rosanne Meo (niece) Sean Fitzpatrick (great-nephew) Samantha Scott (granddaughter)[1] |
Constance Miriam Purdue MBE (née Soljak, 23 May 1912 – 16 March 2000) was a New Zealand trade unionist. Formerly a communist and a Labour Party member, she later became a conservative Catholic and an anti-abortion activist.