9 6 2 ▁became ▁El la ▁Kay ▁for ▁whom ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁district ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁youth ▁and ▁sport ▁in ▁Berlin - Re in ick endorf . ▁▁ ▁Then , ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Berlin ▁Senator . ▁▁ ▁She ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁regional ▁parliament ▁(" Ab geordnet en haus ") ▁till ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Under ▁her ▁leadership ▁Rein ick endorf ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁advent ure ▁play ground ▁for ▁children . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁she ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁refuge ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin ▁or ▁West ▁Germany . ▁▁ ▁More ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁Berlin ▁Senator , ▁she ▁was ▁t ire less ▁in ▁her ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Action ▁In iti ative ▁(" B ür ger init i ative "). ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁support ive ▁of ▁initi atives ▁and ▁projects ▁for ▁child ▁day ▁care ▁(" El tern - In iti ativ - Kind ert ages st ätten ") ▁to ▁help ▁working ▁parents , ▁and ▁of ▁other ▁advent ure ▁play ground s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁ref ug es . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁she ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁" G rop ius ▁city ▁north ▁citiz en ' s ▁parent - children ▁circle ▁initi ative