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Life Summary

Name	Betty Monica Spears
Born	14 March, 1926 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	January, 2012 (aged 85) New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Cluff, Florence Amy (colleague)
Education *	St Brigid's (Marrickville, Sydney) (student, 1936-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	clerk (1942-1988) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1942-2000) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1942-1947) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1950-2000) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1954-1988) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1979) Labor Council Scroll of Honour (NSW) (recipient, 1988)
Legacies *	Betty Spears Child Care Centre (Tempe, Sydney) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Business and Professional Women's Club (Sydney) (member, ?-?) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (member, 1947-2012) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (vice president, 1959-1971) Unions NSW (delegate, 1959-1986) ACTU (delegate, 1968-1988) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (deputy president, 1971-1988) Women's Trade Union Commission (secretary, 1975-1979) Women's Trade Union Commission (member, 1975-?) NSW Women's Advisory Council (member, 1976-1978) Working Women's Charter Committee (NSW) (member, 1977) Working Women's Charter Committee (NSW) (convenor, 1978-1984) Business and Professional Women's Club (Sydney) (president, 1979-1980) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (life member, 1986-2012)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1954-1958) Equal pay campaign (union official, 1954-1975) ALP (NSW) (member, 1974-1977)
Workplaces *	Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia (NSW) (clerk) Dept of Labour & National Service (public servant, 1942-1947) Bread Carters Industrial Federation of Australia (NSW) (clerk, 1947-1952) Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia (NSW) (clerk, 1954-1988) Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia (NSW) (office manager, 1967-1988)

* Dates are approximate