Freda Brown
Freda Yetta Brown | |
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Freda Brown (second from left) in East Berlin in 1987 | |
| Born | Freda Yetta Lewis 9 June 1919 Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 26 May 2009 (aged 89) |
| Education | Sydney Girls High School |
| Occupation(s) | Women's rights activist Communist activist |
| Political party | Communist Party of Australia |
| Children | Lee Rhiannon |
Freda Yetta Brown (née Lewis; 9 June 1919 – 26 May 2009) was an Australian political activist and feminist who was a member of the Communist Party of Australia and later the Socialist Party. She is the only Australian woman to have been awarded a Lenin Peace Prize.