Peggy Dennis, American-Russian journalist, author, and activist (died 1993)

Peggy Dennis was an American–Russian journalist, author, and Communist activist known for her association with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). She wrote a memoir, The Autobiography of an American Communist: A Personal View of a Political Life, that provides information about the CPUSA and the life of its female leaders.

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