Education University of St Andrews | ||
Died 14 September 1974, Kaitaia, New Zealand | ||
Margaret Louise Macpherson (née Kendall; 19 June 1895 – 14 September 1974) was a New Zealand journalist, editor and writer.
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Biography
Kendall was born in Leeds, England, in 1895. She was educated at University of St Andrews, Scotland.
After marrying Alfred Sinclair Macpherson the new couple moved to New Zealand. Together, they had five sons.
After the birth of her children, 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.
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Margaret MacPherson (writer) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA