Margaret

Margaret is the name of a Velvet Room attendant, one who nurtures the growth of the game's protagonist, from the Persona video game series. Most notably she appears in Persona 4 and its spin-offs. She is actually also named after Margaret Walton Saville from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".

Margaret 'Maggie' Aderin-Pocock (née Aderin), MBE, is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and has been the chancellor of the University of Leicester since February 2023. Since February 2014, she has co-presented the long-running astronomy television programme The Sky at Night with Chris Lintott. In 2020 she was awarded the Institute of Physics William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize for her public engagement in physics. She is the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award and she served as the president of the British Science Association from 2021 to 2022.

Margaret Busby, CBE, Hon. FRSL, also known as Nana Akua Ackon, is a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, writer and broadcaster, resident in the UK. She was Britain's youngest and first black female book publisher when she and Clive Allison (1944–2011) co-founded the London-based publishing house Allison and Busby (A & B) in the 1960s. She edited the anthology Daughters of Africa (1992), and its 2019 follow-up New Daughters of Africa. She is a recipient of the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature. In 2020 she was voted one of the "100 Great Black Britons". In 2021, she was honoured with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, Busby was named as president of English PEN.

Margaret White is the insane, devoutly Christian mother of the titular character in “Carrie” by Stephen King.

Margaret S. Collins (1922 – 1996) was an African-American child prodigy, entomologist (zoologist) specializing in the study of termites, and a civil rights advocate. Collins was nicknamed the "Termite Lady" because of her extensive research on termites. Together with David Nickle, Collins identified a new species of termite called Neotermes luykxi. When Collins earned her PhD., she became the first African American female entomologist and the third African American female zoologist.

Margaret "Peggy" Fairbairn-Dunlop, CNZM, is a Samoan-New Zealand academic. She is the first person in New Zealand to hold a chair in Pacific studies.

"I’ve been discriminated against because I am a woman, because I am Black, because I am poor, because I am fat, because I am left-handed."

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With these words, in August 1976, Margaret Wright accepted the 1976 presidential nomination of the People’s Party. A grandmother in her 50s, she was a Black Panther affiliate who declared capitalism a "total failure" and promised, if elected, to turn the US into a socialist country. Margaret Wright was the third Black woman to seek the presidency. (The People's Party was a consortium of local political parties with leftist/socialist leanings. Among its affiliates was Michigan's Human Rights Party, which had been the political affiliation of Kathy Kozachenko, the first openly LGBTQIA+ elected official in the United States.)

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Wright is a hidden figure of American politics. Her Wikipedia page is just a paragraph long. Her death in 1996 received no media attention. The longest article written about her to date only found her death date by searching on Ancestry.com.

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Wright's vice-presidential choice is much better remembered. Dr. Benjamin Spock had been the People's Party's presidential nominee in 1972, but he had been a national figure far before that. An Olympic gold medalist (rowing, 1924), he had become popular culture's leading pediatrician in the 1940s. His parenting books sold tens of millions of copies. (I first encountered his name in a Beverly Cleary book.) Spock was also a political activist. He had been pressed to run for vice president on a Martin Luther King Jr./Benjamin Spock ticket in 1968. He had toplined the People's Party ticket in 1972.

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Yet in 1976, Spock was number two to Wright. He declared, "I will not be uppity. I will do any job Margaret wants me to do, even if only to preside over the Senate."

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The Wright/Spock ticket only appeared on ballots in six states, and they only received 49,016 votes (0.06% of the vote). Yet Wright’s story deserves to be remembered.

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A community organizer in Los Angeles, Wright spent much of her life as a political activist.

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Born around Tulsa, Oklahoma somewhere between 1921-1923, Wright was a daughter of the Great Depression. Wright was put to work as a "kitchen mechanic" very early.

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She left domestic work to become a "Rosie the Riveter." She was one of the thousands of women who joined the workforce as laborers in factories and shipyards during World War II. Though most "Rosies" are remembered as white women, some 10-20% of these Rosie jobs were filled by Black women. Wright worked for Lockheed, where she embraced being a part of a union. She continued her union activism after the war.

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Wright mourned the loss of World War II in a way, because it meant a return to the poverty-stricken challenges she experienced before. She struggled to find work, and ended up returning to domestic work.

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But the community activism spirit remained.

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Over the next several decades, Wright became incredibly active in Los Angeles-area activism, specifically in LA's Watts section. She founded Women Against Racism (WAR) and the United Parents Council of Watts. In 1967, while serving as the Black Panther Party’s Minister of Education, Wright organized a rally with 200 other activists, demanding changes to the largely white administration at Manual Arts, a predominantly black high school. The rally culminated in a march to the school administration’s office, and when Wright refused to leave, the police dragged her from the building and arrested her. Wright was arrested again in 1968 for protests at San Fernando Valley State College.

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By the 1970s, Wright had moved from civil disobedience to formal politics. She ran for a seat on the LA school board, and was an active presence at LA city council meetings. Wright also lashed out at both the chauvinism of the Black civil rights leaders and the racism within the white feminist movement. By 1976, Wright was convinced that a socialist revolution was the only way to fix what ailed America. She said, "You know, when people hear the word socialism, they think of someone else’s socialism — what we need is a socialism that fits America."

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Concurrent to her political activism, Wright worked as an educator. She managed a daycare and worked as a lecturer at the University of Southern California.

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As previously mentioned, Wright and Spock only appeared on ballots in six states, and they only received 49,016 votes (0.06% of the vote).

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After the election, Wright's life is hard to piece together. She appeared in a 1980 documentary, "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter" and showed up occasional in Los Angeles newspapers. But the nature of her life is almost entirely unknown.

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Wright died at around age 73/74 in 1996.

Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Sowden; 1933 – 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School. One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Margaret "Dot" DeVries is a character in the book series Sammy Keyes. She is one of Sammy's friends and is of Dutch heritage.

Another character who has the name Margaret is Peggy Carter from Captain America, and she has her own show called Agent Carter! I found out that her full name is Margaret Elizabeth Carter and I think it's really cool to have an awesome character with the same name as myself.

Sally Margaret Field is an American actress and director who has been nominated for the Tonys and has won many awards for her supreme acting.

Margaret Sanger was an amazing woman.

Margaret Thompson (Trinidad, Colorado, 26 October 1889 - Los Angeles, California, 26 December 1969) was a 1910s silent actress whose career only lasted five years (1913 to 1918, when she retired).

They forgot "Muggy Maggie" the children's book!

Margaret Smith is a character in Regular Show. She is a friend of Eileen, and Mordecai's love interest throughout the first half of the show.

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She was voiced by Janie Haddid-Thompkins.

Margaret, Marchioness of Namur (1194–1270) was ruling Marchioness of Namur after the death of her brother Henry II, Marquis of Namur. She was the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders.

Princess Margaret of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria by her son Prince Arthur. Margaret was also Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf.

I cannot believe no one has mentioned Margaret Gorman, the very first Miss America! She won in 1921.

Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) is a Canadian novelist best known for the remarkably prescient book "The Handmaid's Tale" who won the Booker prize for "The Blind Assassin."

Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Margaret Moran Cho is an American stand-up comedian, actress, fashion designer, author, and singer-songwriter. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiqued social and political problems, especially regarding race and sexuality. She has created music videos and has her own clothing line of crotchless underwear for men and women. Cho has also frequently supported LGBT rights and has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women, Asians, and the LGBT community.

Margaret Gardiner is a South African journalist and beauty queen who the winner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1978. She is the second African woman to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant. After the 3 semi-final competitions, she entered the 5 finalists in 4th place, but ended up winning the pageant after answering the final question.

In Judy Blume's book "Are you there God? Its me, Margaret" the girl's name is Margaret.

Margaret Avery is an American actress.

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer best known for The Handmaid's Tale.

Margaret Brooke Sullavan (Born: May 16, 1909, Died: January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress.

Margaret White is Carrie's mother in Stephen King's 1974 novel Carrie.

Margaret is a character in Regular Show.

Margaret (1598-1600) was the daughter of King James I of the UK and his wife Anne of Denmark.

Margaret was the name of one of the daughters of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainaut.

Margaret was the sixth daughter of King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile.

Margaret (1489-1541) was the oldest daughter of Henry VII of England and his wife Elizabeth. She was the older sister of King Henry VIII of England.

Margaret was one of the daughters of King Edward IV of England and his wife Elizabeth Woodville. She died young.

Margaret of England (1240-1275), daughter of King Henry III of England and his wife Eleonore of Provence. She later married the King of Scotland.

Margaret of Austria (1480-1533), only daughter of Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor) and Mary of Burgundy. She was the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands and raised her nephew Charles, who was later Holy Roman Emperor himself.

Margaret Kaine is an English author of books such as 'Ring of Clay' and 'Roses for Rebecca'.

In Alcott's Little Women, Marmee, Meg, and Daisy (Meg's daughter) are all named Margaret. I believe "Marmee" is combination of the words 'mommy' and 'Margaret'.

Margaret Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal is an American actress.

Margaret Clarke (nee Crilley) (1888-1961) was a painter.

Margaret Leroy is a British author who has written books such as 'The Drowning Girl' and 'The Perfect Mother'.

Margaret Peterson Haddix is a great author who, among other things, wrote The Shadow Children series.

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I think this a beautiful, timeless name!

Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924, Detroit, Michigan) is a singer of American popular music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.

I have a deep fondness for this name, I'll admit. It's largely based on the use of it on the Decemberists' album "The Hazards of Love." Whenever I hear this name, I imagine the Margaret from the album. She's a young woman who helps an injured fawn, only to discover he's a shape-shifter. They fall in love, which angers his adoptive mother, the Queen of the forest. Her songs, sung by Becky Stark, are gorgeous, especially "Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)."

A famous bearer is comedian Margaret Cho.

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H also has this name.

Twin sisters, Mary (16 ounces) and Margaret (19 ounces), are born to Mrs. Florence Stimson of Old Fletton, Great Britain. They are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as lightest twins.

One of Uranus' moons is called Margaret.

You all are forgetting Margaret Hamilton. Only the best actress of all time.

In the movie The Good Shepherd, Angelina Jolie's character's name was Clover. She later changed it to Margaret.

Margaret Hale is the main character in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel "North and South."

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the writer of the Shadow Children book series.

A main character in Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" is named Margaret Murray, nicknamed Meg.

Literary: name of the third Dashwood sister in Jane Austen's "Sense & Sensibility."

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Other common nicknames include Mugs and Muggy.

Margaret Sanger was the woman that first stood up for birth control.

There is always the late Princess Margaret, the Queen's younger sister, as a bearer.

Marlo Thomas, daughter of performer Danny Thomas and actress best known as the star of the late 60s comedy That Girl, was born Margaret Julia Thomas.

Meg Ryan's real name is Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra.

Famous bearer is Ann-Margret, spelled different.

Marg Helgenberger an American actress: CSI, Erin Brockovich, Bad Boys and many many more.

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan was a character from "M*A*S*H".

In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Meg (the eldest sister) is short for Margaret.

Actress Ann Margaret is a famous bearer.

Saint Margaret was one of Joan of Arc's voices. "Spring and Fall," a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, begins: "Margaret, are you grieving?"

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK 1979-1990. She has nickname "The Iron Lady".

Margaret is the name of the eldest daughter in 'The Nanny' played by Nicholle Tom. Margaret has lots of nicknames though, like Maggie, Molly, Madge (which is hideous), Marg, Meg, etc.

A famous person with the name is Margaret Mitchell, who wrote Gone With the Wind.

Another famous bearer of the name is Margaret Cavendish. Not really sure how famous she is, but I had to write about her for histoy class once, so there you go.

1940s child actress Margaret O'Brien is a famous bearer of this name.