Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Chairperson of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA
In office January 31, 1961 – September 5, 1964
Preceded by	Eugene Dennis
Succeeded by	Henry Winston
Personal details
Born	(1890-08-07)August 7, 1890 Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1964(1964-09-05) (aged 74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago
Political party	Communist
Occupation	Labor leader, activist

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was an American labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936 and late in life, in 1961, became its chairwoman. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union, where she was accorded a state funeral with processions in Red Square attended by over 25,000 people.^[1]