Roberta Sykes timeline by Amani

1943    born in Townsville
1957    left school and worked
1960    was packed-raped by four white man at age 17
mid-1960     moved to Sydney
1967    became an activist in the lead-up to the landmark
1970    began writing
1971    got married
1972    was one of the founders of the Aboriginal tent embassy
1975    was an adviser on Aboriginal health and education to 1980
1979    was published her first book on poetry

1980    graduated with a doctorate in education and was a freelance writer
1981    was ghosted the award-winning autobiography and went-off to Harvard with her daughter
1994    awarded the Australian human medal
2002    suffered a stoke at her unit in Redfern
2010    died at the Royal Prince Alfred hospital in Sydney