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Austin, Margaret Elizabeth

 Person

Biography

Margaret was born to stationmaster Thomas Francis Leonard and restaurant worker Margaret nee Brady at Dunedin. She was a teacher and education researcher who was an MP for 12 years and Chancellor of Lincoln University. In 1955 Margaret married John Maurice Austin.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Margaret Elizabeth Austin, 2002

 Series
Identifier: Arch 1233/126
Scope and Contents

Cassettes containing oral histories, predominantly of women connected to Canterbury University. The initial project was set up by the Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Federation of University Women in 1989. Most interviews are conducted by Stancey Yeabsley and were recorded between 1989 - 2009. New Zealand Federation of University Women Oral History Project

Dates: 2002