Margaret Addison

Margaret E. T. Addison
CBE
BornOctober 21, 1868
Horning’s Mills, Ontario, Canada
Died18 December 1940(1940-12-18) (aged 72)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materVictoria College

Margaret Eleanor Theodora Addison CBE (October 21, 1868 - December 18, 1940) was a Canadian educator and the sixth woman to graduate from Victoria College.

She was the first dean of women at Victoria College, Toronto,[1] and served as dean of Annesley Hall from 1903 until 1931.[2]

Addison graduated from Victoria in 1889 with a BA in modern languages.[3] She was appointed a CBE in 1934.[4]

She taught mathematics and chemistry at the Ontario Ladies’ College in Whitby (1889–1891) before becoming a specialist in French and German at Stratford Collegiate Institute (1892–1900) and Lindsay Collegiate Institute (1901–1903).[1]

The Margaret Addison Scholarship for women pursuing postgraduate studies outside Canada was created to recognize her contributions to women in higher education. In 1959 a residence was opened at Victoria College and named after her – Margaret Addison Hall.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jean O’Grady, “ADDISON, MARGARET ELEANOR THEODORA,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed February 3, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/addison_margaret_eleanor_theodora_16E.html
  2. ^ O'Grady, Jean. Margaret Addison: A Biography. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001.
  3. ^ "Biography – ADDISON, MARGARET ELEANOR THEODORA – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  4. ^ "Addison, Margaret E. T., (21 Oct. 1868–18 Dec. 1940), Dean of Women Emerita (Victoria College) | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u205108. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.