Sonja Davies
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Sonja Davies, ONZ (November 11, 1923 – June 12, 2005) was a New Zealand trade unionist, peace campaigner, and Member of Parliament.
Davies helped to found the Working Women's Council, and in 1974 she became the first female executive of the Federation of Labour. She became a Labour MP in 1987 and served two terms.
Her autobiography, Bread and Roses: Her Story, (ISBN 1-86953-162-0), was turned into a film, also called Bread and Roses, in 1994. A second volume of autobiography, Marching On (ISBN 1-86941-296-6) was published in 1997.
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| NAME | Davies, Sonja |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Politician, trade unionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1923 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 2005 |
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