Life Summary

Name	Sally Bowen
Alternative Names	Sara Elva Bowen Sara Elva Gladys Phipps
Born	9 January, 1918 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 February, 1999 (aged 81) Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	pulmonary oedema
Occupation or Descriptor *	cook (1941-1942) New South Wales, Australia communist (1942-1991) New South Wales, Australia factory worker (1942-1947) New South Wales, Australia dressmaker (1947-1950) New South Wales, Australia pacifist (1950-1999) New South Wales, Australia feminist (1970-1999) New South Wales, Australia poet (1994-1994) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	coal strike (1949) (supporter)
Legacies *	Sally Bowen Playground (Wollongong, NSW) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament (NSW) (member) Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament (NSW) (member, ?-?) Save Our Sons (NSW) (member) Save Our Sons (NSW) (member, ?-?) Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (NSW) (member, 1942-?) Eureka Youth League (NSW) (organiser, 1946) Miners' Women's Auxiliary (NSW) (member, 1955) South Coast Labor Council (NSW) (life member, 1990-1999)
Political Activism *	Union of Australian Women (NSW) (member, ?-?) Vietnam war opponent Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1942-1991) Communist Party (NSW) (district secretary, 1950-1955) Search Foundation (member, 1991-1999)
Workplaces *	Lysaghts (employee, 1942-1944) Berlei Ltd (employee, 1944-1947)

* Dates are approximate

Australian Dictionary of Biography