Agency:
Hobart Women's Shelter
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1974
Description:
The Women's Electoral Lobby initiated the establishment of Hobart's first refuge for women and children in 1974. Public meetings were held and thereafter principles established. It later incorporated the Annie Kenny Young Women's Refuge which was run on a collective basis for teenage girls in crisis.
Functions Performed:
Community health and welfare
Series Created By Agency:
NS721 Correspondence, Minutes and associated Records of the Shelter | 01 Jan 1974 | 31 Oct 1979 |
NS709 Hand-Drawn Posters | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1979 |