Ethel Page
Ethel Page | |
|---|---|
Page circa 1930s | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In role 7 April 1939 – 26 April 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Earle Page |
| Preceded by | Dame Enid Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Pattie Menzies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ethel Esther Blunt 20 September 1875 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 26 May 1958 (aged 82) Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
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Ethel Esther Page (née Blunt; 20 September 1875 – 26 May 1958) was an Australian nurse and political figure as the first wife of Earle Page, the 11th prime minister of Australia. She supported her husband during his long political career, though never living in Canberra, and was politically active herself, serving on the state executive of the Country Party and as president of its women's section. She was also involved in various community organisations.