Nicholson, Margaret Mary, 1899-1984

Margaret Mary Nicholson (1899-1984) earned an A.B. (1922) and M.D. (1925) degrees from The George Washington University and was a pediatrician and professor of medicine in Washington, D.C from 1928-82. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia on November 26, 1899, she began her education at St. Ann's Episcopal School there, coming to Washington at about age ten. From that time on she was educated and lived her adult life in Washington, D.C. Dr. Nicholson opened her private practice in Washington in 1928. She became Chief, Department of Pediatrics, at Gallinger Hospital in Anacostia, and worked with the D.C. Public Health Service for over forty years. She also practiced at Children's Hospital, Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington Hospital Center, Sibley Memorial, Providence, Arlington, and Fairfax Hospitals, and joined the teaching staff of both The George Washington University and Georgetown University. She was the first woman recipient of The George Washington University's Medical Society's Award of Merit. She was also the first woman to chair the Pediatrics Section of the American Medical Association. Margaret Mary Nicholson died August 26, 1984.