Winnie Branson

Winnie Branson
Born
Winnifred Lillian Warrior

1927
Point Pearce, South Australia
Died1972(1972-00-00) (aged 44–45)
Other namesWinnie Branson in 1967
SpouseDavid Branson
Children6
RelativesJosie Agius (sister)
Vince Copley (brother)
Gladys Elphick (cousin)

Winnie Branson (born Winnifred Lillian Warrior; 1927–1972) was an Aboriginal Australian rights activist. She is known as the first South Australian state secretary of FCAATSI (1967–1971), and in 1967 was part of a delegation to Canberra to meet with Prime Minister Harold Holt and MPs to lobby for the "yes" vote in the 1967 referendum. She was the sister of health worker Josie Agius and activist Vince Copley.

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