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'''Alice Purnell''', born 1943, is a chemist, poet and trans activist.

Purnell, born male, adopted a female identity, originally as Anne, from the age of 15. She later met and married a woman, who accepted her female side, but asked that Anne should be called Alice, as her own sister was called Anne.<ref>http://zagria.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/alice-purnell-1943-chemist-activist.html#.UxSWX4VOJbx/</ref>

Alice Purnell was one of the founders in 1965 of the [[Beaumont Society]]. In 1990 she founded the [[Gender Trust]].

She was listed under "National Treasures" in the [[Pink List 2013]].

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