Moving to Sydney in 1970, Summers and other WLM members squatted in two derelict houses owned by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, turning them into the Elsie Women's Refuge to provide shelter to women and children who were victims of domestic violence. [4] [9] [10] The book’s vision of Australia as a patriarchy offered women little agency: did these categories really work the same way for all women across time? Affirmative action: much more than a slap on the wrist". The Canberra Times. Vol.58, no.17, 682. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 February 1984. p.9 (Sunday Edition) . Retrieved 12 October 2018– via National Library of Australia. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 1989 HONOURS". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No.S192. Australia. 12 June 1989. p.2 . Retrieved 12 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.

It was the Hedda Nussbaum case that brought matters at Ms. to breaking point. When Joel Nussbaum murdered his six-year-old daughter and bashed his wife Hedda, debates raged in feminist circles as to whether Hedda should have been treated as an accomplice to her daughter’s death. Summers and Steinem took up opposed positions. Summers argued it was time to “stop excusing the behaviour of all battered women”. Steinem argued that Hedda was a “total victim” and believed the coverage was a “betrayal of everything Ms. had ever stood for”. Steinem: Will allow feminist cross-fertilisation Fairfax owners, editor revitalise 'Ms' magazine". The Canberra Times. Vol.62, no.19, 103. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 January 1988. p.2 . Retrieved 12 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.a b "Khemlani story Walkley winner". The Canberra Times. Vol.51, no.14, 515. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1976. p.22 . Retrieved 12 October 2018– via National Library of Australia. Summers, Anne (2009). The lost mother: a story of art and love. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.

Vidal, John (12 January 2002). "Melchett quits Greenpeace board". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014 . Retrieved 11 October 2018. Summers, Anne (18 August 2017). "From my wedding dress to a childhood coat, history is sewn into our clothes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018 . Retrieved 11 October 2018. Together with groundbreaking women’s histories – Beverly Kingston’s My Wife, My Daughter and Poor Mary-Ann (1975), Miriam Dixson’s The Real Matilda (1976), Edna Ryan and Ann Conlon’s Gentle Invaders (1975) – Summers’ book lay the groundwork for women’s history in Australia.Anne Summers AO (born 12 March 1945) is an Australian writer and columnist, best known as a leading feminist, [1] editor and publisher. She was formerly First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Her contributions are also noted in The Australian Media Hall of Fame biographical entry Early life [ edit ] In December 1969, Summers left her marriage and in 1969 became one of a group of five women to form a Women's Liberation Movement (WLM) group in Adelaide. [6] [7] Other Women's Liberation Movement groups were being established around Australia: an equal pay submission in the name of the movements was submitted to the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in Melbourne in 1969, [8] and a WLM meeting was held in Sydney in January 1970. The group held their first national conference in May 1970, at the University of Melbourne, with 70 feminists attending. [4] Place the left foot on the chart and record the length of the foot (e.g. 2¼) repeat for the right foot (e.g. 2½).