from Athens, GA
1914
Died:2004
Rachel Simons " Rachel " ( Ray ) " Simons " ( 1914 – 12 September 2004 ) was a South African communist and trade unionist who helped draft the Women's Charter
Ray Simons was instrumental in the formation of the Federation of South African Women ( FEDSAW ) and was their first national secretary.
In the 1930s she was active in the communist and trade union movements and was elected a member of the political bureau of the South African Communist Party in 1938.
Communist • Exile