Elsie Curtin - a biography

Elsie Curtin

Early life in South Africa A well-educated, progressive household The move to Tasmania

A courtship by letter Early married life in Western Australia The ups and downs of being a wife and mother Labor woman Wife of the Leader of the Opposition

'Her official life has begun' War time role Competing loyalties: Cottesloe versus The Lodge Visiting North America Return to Australia

John Curtin's death and funeral Widowhood

A lifetime of work recognised

Author: Bobbie Oliver
Web design: Chloe Lyons
Published by John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library © 2012