Life Summary

Name	Phyllis Sarah Johnson
Alternative Names	Phyllis Sarah Mather
Born	13 June, 1917 Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 July, 2009 (aged 92) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	clerk (1933-1945) New South Wales, Australia communist (1936-2009) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1936-2009) New South Wales, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1940-1945) New South Wales, Australia gaoled social activist (1940-1940) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1940-1940) New South Wales, Australia feminist (1970-2009) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (recipient, 1977) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1989) Syd Einfeld Active Consumer award (recipient, 1993) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001) Eureka Medal (recipient, 2008)
Key Organisations *	New Theatre (Sydney) (member, 1937-?) Betsy Women's Refuge (Bankstown, Sydney) (founder, 1975)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1936-1971) anti-conscriptionist (1940-1945) Socialist Party of Australia (NSW) (member, 1971-2009)

* Dates are approximate

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