Famous People with Name Margaret

Margaret Morse Nice            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Margaret Morse Nice: was an American ornithologist who made an extensive study of the life history of the Song Sparrow and was author of Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow (1937).From 1913 to 1927 she studied the birds of Oklahoma which were published as the "Birds of Oklahoma" in 1931. During the time in Oklahoma, she also became very interested in child psychology on which she published 18 articles. She studied her own children, their vocabulary, sentence length and speech development. In 1927 she moved to Columbus, Ohio, where Blaine had accepted a professorship at the Ohio State University. Here she carried out the study of sparrows that established her as one of the leading ornithologists in the world, recording the behavior of individual birds over a long period of time. She studied two banded pairs of birds initially and later 69 banded pairs. Beginning in 1929, she spent eight years studying these birds and focused on interactions

Margaret Floy Washburn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Margaret Floy Washburn: American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. She was the first woman to be granted a Ph.D in psychology (1894).

Margaret Ethridge Knight            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Margaret Ethridge Knight: was an American inventor. She was born in York, Maine to James Knight and Hannah Teal and was a cotton mill worker from ages nine through 56. In 1868, while living in Springfield, Massachusetts, Knight invented a machine that folded and glued paper to form the brown paper bags familiar to shoppers today.Knight built a wooden model of the device, but needed a working iron model to apply for a patent. Charles Annan, who was in the machine shop where Knight's iron model was being built, stole her design and patented the device. Knight filed a successful patent interference lawsuit and was awarded the patent in 1873. With a Massachusetts business man, Knight established the Eastern Paper Bag Co. and received royalties.

Margaret Avison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Margaret Avison: was a Canadian poet.Avison was born in Galt, Ontario. She attended Victoria College and the University of Toronto. Aside from her poetry, she also worked as a librarian, editor, social worker, and speaker. Her first collection of poems was called The Wint

Margaret Eleanor Atwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Margaret Eleanor Atwood: is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has