Margaret MacPherson

Margaret Louise Macpherson (née Kendall, 19 June 1895 – 14 September 1974) was a journalist, editor and writer.

Kendall was born in Leeds, England, in 1895. She attended school at University of St Andrews, Scotland.[1] After marrying Alfred Sinclair Macpherson the new couple moved to New Zealand. After giving birth to five sons, she became the writer of a column called 'Wahine', in the Maoriland Worker. In the early 1920s she began editing Northlander in Kaitaia. In 1925 she and her husband divorced. Next she took a position writing the women's column in Guardian, also in Kaitaia. Other positions took her to several countries. She also wrote several books. She died in Kaitaia, New Zealand, in 1974.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Green, Anna. "Macpherson, Margaret Louisa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Google books. New Zealand beckons. Retrieved 27 December 2011.


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