Madge Elder

Margaret Moffat Elder
Born17 July 1893
Portobello, Scotland
Died25 December 1985
Edinburgh, Scotland
EducationFirst class certificate in horticulture

Edinburgh School of Gardening for Women in Corstorphine

1912
Known forPioneering female gardener, writer
Parents
  • John Elder (father)
  • Margaret Virtue (mother)

Margaret Moffat (Madge) Elder (17 July 1893 – 25 December 1985) was a Scottish gardener, plant nursery owner, writer and feminist.[1] She published two books on the history and folklore of the Scottish Borders,[2][3][4] as well as regular articles for the Weekly Scotsman and The Scots Magazine. She recognised similarities between the suffrage movement and pioneering women gardeners.[5]

  1. ^ Reid, Deborah Anne (2015-11-25). "Unsung heroines of horticulture : Scottish gardening women, 1800 to 1930". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Ballad country (1963 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Tell the towers thereof (1956 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. ^ Elder, Madge (1947). A winter garland 1941–1945. Galashiels: John McQueen & Son, Ltd. OL 20690243M.
  5. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Randall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.