Mum (Shirl) Smith Australian Activist
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| First Name |
Mum
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| Birthday |
22nd November, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Wiradjuri country near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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| Died |
28th April, 1998
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| Place of Death |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| Buried |
Botany Cemetery
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Social worker
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Coleen Shirley Perry Smith AM MBE (22 November 1921 – 28 April 1998), better known as Mum Shirl, was a prominent Wiradjuri woman, social worker and humanitarian activist committed to justice and welfare of Aboriginal Australians. She was a founding member of the Aboriginal Legal Service, the Aboriginal Medical Service, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the Aboriginal Children’s Service and the Aboriginal Housing Company in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney. During her lifetime she was recognised as an Australian National Living Treasure.
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