Background
Edwards, Margaret Messenger was born on August 23, 1890 in West Liberty, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Review Rees W. and (Doctor) Frances Isham (Messenger) Edwards.
Edwards, Margaret Messenger was born on August 23, 1890 in West Liberty, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Review Rees W. and (Doctor) Frances Isham (Messenger) Edwards.
Student Western College for Women, Oxford, O. Graduate study Cornell Univercity, 1919, University of Chicago, 1929, Columbia (Laura Spelman fellow), 1929-1930.
Teacher home economics Lewiston (Montana) High School, 1912-1914. In business, Orlando, Florida, 1914-1916. Assistant Professor home economics and dietetics Florida State College for Women, Tallahassee, 1916-1919.
Associate professor education and state supervisor home economics education, Kansas State College, Manhattan, 1920-1923.
North Carolina state supervisor of home economics, 1923-1926. Staff associate American Child Health Association, New York City, 1926-1929.
Director School Home Economics Alabama College, 1930-1933. Head home economics department Woman’s College, U. North Carolina, 1933-1951.
Dietitian and instructor in base hospitals, World War, 1917-1919.
Member American Vocational Association (Vice-President 1931-1933), American Association U. Women, American Home Economics, Association (Vice-President 1931-1934), American Dietetic Association (Vice-President 1938-1939), National Education Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Omicron Nu, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Delta Kappa Gamma.