Anne Summers | |
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![]() Summers delivering the Griffith Lecture, 2018 | |
Born | Ann Fairhurst Cooper 12 March 1945 Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Journalist, writer and feminist |
Genre | Nonfiction; memoir |
Subject | Feminism; gender equity; women in history; misogyny |
Notable works | Damned whores and God's police; The misogyny factor; Unfettered and Alive: A Memoir |
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