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Eva Bacon (1909 – 23 July 1994), born Eva Goldner, was a socialist and feminist based in Brisbane, Australia, who was most active between the 1950s and the 1980s.[1] Raised in Austria and a member of several leftist political organisations in her youth, Eva Goldner escaped Nazi occupied Austria in 1939, eventually migrating to Australia.[2] Goldner remained involved in local and international politics and joined the Communist Party of Australia (CPA),[2] marrying fellow member Ted Bacon in 1944.[3] Throughout her career Bacon was an active member of the CPA, and the Union of Australian Women (UAW),[4] where she was heavily involved in International Women's Day campaigns, including attending the 1975 UN World Conference on Women in Mexico[5] celebrating International Women's Year. Bacon was also an active member of the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL), the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).[6] She was passionate about childcare issues,[1] and through her political work clashed particularly with conservative Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.[6]
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- ^ a b Grant, H. (2005), Great Queensland Women, Brisbane: State of Queensland (Office for Women), pp. 72–76, retrieved 18 October 2011[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Young, Pam (29 October 1994), "Obituary", The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 16, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ Stevens, Joyce. "A History of International Women's Day in Words and Images: The Nineteen Seventies and Eighties Continued". Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b Young, Pam (1998). Daring to Take a Stand: The Story of the Union of Australian Women in Queensland. Queensland: Wavell Heights. ISBN 0-949861-17-0.[permanent dead link]