Connie Purdue
Connie Purdue | |
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Purdue photographed for the Takapuna Library in 1992 | |
| Born | Constance Miriam Purdue 23 May 1912 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 16 March 2000 (aged 87) Auckland, New Zealand |
| 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) |
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.