Elsie Women's Refuge. (1973-)

Function
Women's refuge
NLA Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-766083

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Elsie Women's Refuge was the first refuge set up in Australia for women and children escaping a violent home who had nowhere to sleep. The refuge offered advice and assistance in relation to the legal, welfare and health systems.

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Ducks on the Pond: An Autobiography 1945-1976
    Summers, Anne; Park Ruth (foreword by)
    [1999]
    Published: Viking
  2. Getting Equal: The History of Australian Feminism
    Lake, Marilyn
    [1999]
    Published: Allen & Unwin
  3. Memorable SummersFeatures and Arts Sydney Morning Herald : Memorable Summers
    Summers, Anne
    [1999]
    Series: http://www.smh.com.au/news/9911/01/features/features1.html
  4. Australian Women's Refuge Funding - a New South Wales Case Study: 1970 to 1990s
    Melville, Roselyn
    [1998c]
    Series: http://www.philanthropy.org/GN/KEN/gntext/melville.htm

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