Wilson, Margaret, 1882-1973

Writer and missionary, Margaret Wilhemina Wilson was born in Traer, Iowa on January 16, 1882 to West Wilson and Agnes (McCornack) Wilson. She received an Associate degree (1903) and a B.Phil. (1904) from the University of Chicago. After graduation, Wilson served as a missionary in the Punjab area of India. She attended the Divinity School at the University of Chicago (1912-1914), taught at West Pullman (Chicago) High School, and wrote many short stories. After her marriage to George Douglas Turner in 1923, Wilson moved to Oxford, England with Turner and began publishing novels.

From the description of Papers, 1923, [n.d.]. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 35780679

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