# Mum Shirl

> Colleen Shirley Perry Smith AM MBE, 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 Services, and the Aboriginal Housing Company in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney. During her lifetime she was recognised as an Australian National Living Treasure.

*Australian activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mum-shirl

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1921-11-22
- **Died:** 1998-04-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Colleen Shirley Perry Smith AM MBE, 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 Services, and the Aboriginal Housing Company in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney. During her lifetime she was recognised as an Australian National Living Treasure.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.8
- **Momentum:** 4.0

## Sources
- [Mum Shirl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mum_Shirl)
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- [Mum Shirl](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mum_Shirl)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6935245)

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