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Haurongo: Smith, Shirley Hilda Stanley

Shirley Smith as a young woman

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Shirley Smith as a young woman

On leaving school, Shirley Smith studied ‘Greats’ at the University of Oxford before returning to New Zealand politically conscious and eager for new challenges.

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Sarah Gaitanos. 'Smith, Shirley Hilda Stanley', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2019. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47189/shirley-smith-as-a-young-woman (accessed 4 June 2026).