Life Summary

Name	Audrey Elsie Blake
Alternative Names	Audrey Elsie Boyd Elsie Forbes
Born	9 August, 1916 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 November, 2006 (aged 90) Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (breast)
Education *	Albert Park Primary School (Melbourne) (student, 1922-1927) Middle Park Central School (Melbourne) (student, 1928-1929) Melbourne Girls' High School (student, 1930-1930)
Occupation *	shop assistant (1930-1932) Victoria, Australia communist (1932-1949) Victoria, Australia communist party organiser (1934-1949) Victoria, Australia communist (1949-1966) New South Wales, Australia communist party organiser (1949-1956) New South Wales, Australia shop assistant (1956-1976) New South Wales, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1982-1984) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Friends of the Soviet Union (member, 1931)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (Vic) (member, 1932-1966) Young Communist League (Vic) (member, 1932-1941) Communist Party (national) (committee member, 1938-1952) Eureka Youth League (national) (secretary, 1941-1952)
Workplaces *	Young Communist League (Vic) (organiser, 1932-1941) Communist Party (national) (organiser, 1938-1952)

* Dates are approximate

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