▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B ako ▁worked ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁G ug gen heim ▁Museum ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman . ▁She ▁became ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁El im ination ▁of ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁the ▁Family , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁co - f ounded ▁Women ' s ▁Sur v ival ▁Space ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁state - fund ed ▁shelter ▁for ▁batter ed ▁women . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁ra pe ▁prevent ion ▁educ ator ▁at ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mayor ' s ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁R ape . ▁She ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Co al ition ▁Again st ▁Dom estic ▁Vi ol ence . ▁She ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Women ’ s ▁Walk ▁Again st ▁R ape ▁in ▁Central ▁Park , ▁telling ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁" We ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁night ." ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁she ▁test ified ▁at ▁Cong r essional ▁hear ings ▁on ▁domestic ▁violence ▁and ▁sexual ▁assault . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁How ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁county - wide ▁task ▁force ▁on ▁family ▁violence ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁a ▁book let ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Fri ends ▁Service ▁Committee . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0