Joyce Newton-Thompson was a British-born South African politician, community organizer and author. Growing up in London, England, she was active in the British women's suffrage movement.
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Joyce Newton-Thompson was a British-born South African politician, community organizer and author. Growing up in London, England, she was active in the British women's suffrage movement. After immigrating to Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband in 1919, Newton-Thompson became involved in organizing community initiatives such as free meals for schoolchildren and the first birth control clinic in the city.
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deceased
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Lived 1893 to 1978 · aged 85
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