Mum Shirl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mum Shirl

Australian activist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1921

Place of Birth: Cowra, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1998

Profession: activist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.