Ruth Hope Crow

Ruth Hope Crow
Born14 September 1916
Died9 April 1999
Occupation(s)Political activist, social worker, writer, and long serving member of the Communist Party of Australia

Ruth Hope Crow (née Miller) AM (14 September 1916 – 9 April 1999) was an Australian political activist,[1] social worker, writer, and long serving member of the Communist Party of Australia.[2] Her work ranged from establishing child care centres, youth activities and neighbourhood centres, to campaigning on topics of anti-fascism, urban planning, women's issues and the environment. Crow is credited with mentoring other women in their careers and activism, with the result that 'the whole society was politicised'.[3]

  1. ^ "Crow, Ruth (1916-1999)". NLA Trove. Retrieved 2 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Beverley Symons, Andrew Wells, Stuart Macintyre (1994). Communism in Australia: A Resource Bibliography. p. 41. ISBN 9780642106254. OCLC 235494363. Retrieved 2 November 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Howe, Renate (1 January 2012). "'Nobody but a bunch of mothers': grassroots activism and women's leadership in 1970s Melbourne". Seizing the Initiative: Australian Women Leaders in Politics, Workplaces and Communities: 331–340.