Ann Curthoys

Ann Curthoys was born in Sydney, Australia in September 1945. She grew up in Broken Hill and Newcastle, New South Wales, and completed a BA degree at the University of Sydney and a PhD at Macquarie University, Sydney. After teaching for many years at the University of Technology, Sydney and the Australian National University, she is now a professorial research fellow at the University of Sydney. She has written many academic articles and books in the fields of Australian history, and on historiography and historical writing. She lives with her husband, John, near Bondi Beach.