Biochemist, activist and student of dance particularly noted for her work on traditional dance in Australia. She collected dances and publicised them through publications, performance and teaching, most notably in her Take Your Partners: Traditional Dancing in Australia (1979) and also through her many other influential publications.
The NLA has her papers at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233797980/findingaid and some letters at https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3427564, as well as numerous interviews conducted with her by other folklorists and easily accessed under her name in the NLA catalogue.
Obituaries and assessments of her work on Wikipedia and at
http://folkstream.com/reviews/revival/shirley.html
https://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0003b.htm
The VFMC has a page dedicated to her work at http://jeevesaudio.com.au/vfmc/Shirley.htm, with a link to an obituary by Wendy Lowenstein.
There are also numerous other biographies and assessments available through an online search.
