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Shirley Smith (footballer)
Shirley Smith may refer to: * Mum (Shirl) Smith (1924–1998), Aboriginal Australian famous for her welfare work * Shirley Smith (politician), member of the Ohio Senate * Shirley Smith (lawyer) Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith (10 October 1916 – 29 December 2007) was a lawyer from New Zealand. Background Smith was born in 1916 in Wellington, New Zealand, and was the daughter of barrister and judge Sir David Smith. She attended Queen ... (1916–2007), New Zealand lawyer * Hubert Shirley-Smith (1901–1981), British civil engineer {{Hndis, Smith, Shirley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mum (Shirl) Smith
Coleen Shirley Perry Smith AM MBE (22 November 1924 – 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 Services, and the Aboriginal Housing Company in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney. During her lifetime she was recognised as an Australian National Living Treasure. Biography Mum Shirl was born as Coleen Shirley Perry Smith on the Erambie Mission, in Wiradjuri country near Cowra, New South Wales, in 1924 to Joseph and Isabell Perry Smith. She did not attend a regular school because of her epilepsy and was taught by her grandfather and learned 16 different Aboriginal Languages. She began to visit Aboriginal people in jail after one of her brothers was incarcerated and discovered that her visits also bene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Smith (politician)
Shirley A. Smith (born November 29, 1950) is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2014. Previously, she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. Early life and education Smith is a native of Cleveland. She earned an associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cleveland State University. Career Smith has worked in sales and marketing, and as a radio talk-show host for a major radio station in Cleveland, and has also served as an independent consultant for Coca-Cola Bottling Company. When incumbent C. J. Prentiss decided to run for the Ohio Senate, Smith and four other Democrats sought to replace her in the 1998 primary election. Smith won the District 8 nomination with 35.29% of the vote. She won the general election against Republican Dominic Rini with 86.15% of the vote. Smith won reelection in District 8 in 2000 against Republican Ronnie Jones with 87.2% of the vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Smith (lawyer)
Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith (10 October 1916 – 29 December 2007) was a lawyer from New Zealand. Background Smith was born in 1916 in Wellington, New Zealand, and was the daughter of barrister and judge Sir David Smith. She attended Queen Margaret College and Nga Tawa Diocesan School. On 2 June 1944, Smith married William Ball Sutch. Together they had one daughter. Career Smith's interest in the law began through conversations with her father, David Smith, although he did not initially approve of her pursuing a legal career. Instead, she studied Classics at the University of Oxford and then returned to New Zealand to teach. After attending a lecture in New York on the Commission on the Status of Women, she was inspired to train as a lawyer. After returning to New Zealand in 1951, she enrolled in Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Law. While undertaking her legal training, Smith was one of around five women in the law school and she challenged the polici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |