Margaret Tennant | |
|---|---|
 Tennant in 2007 | |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | New Zealand history |
| Institutions | Massey University |
| Thesis | Indigence and charitable aid in New Zealand 1885–1920 (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | W. H. Oliver |
Margaret Anne Tennant is a New Zealand historian, currently Professor Emeritus at Massey University.[1]
Tennant's master's thesis, completed in 1976 at Massey University, was called Matrons with a mission, and was a study of women's organisations 1893–1915.[2][3] Her doctoral thesis was completed in 1981, and concerned the charitable aid system in New Zealand.[4]
Tennant has written for Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.[5][6][7]
Tennant was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2009 and is currently on the Council.[8] In 2017, Tennant was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[2]
- ^ "Three new professors emeriti – Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Margaret Tennant". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Tennant, Margaret (1976). Matrons with a mission : women's organisations in New Zealand, 1893–1915 (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/5755.
- ^ Tennant, Margaret (1981). Indigence and charitable aid in New Zealand 1885–1920 (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/4591.
- ^ "Paterson, Ada Gertrude – Biography – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 26 August 1937. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Macdonald, Sadie – Biography – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Voluntary welfare organisations – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Professor Margaret Tennant « Council « Our Organisation « Royal Society of New Zealand". Royalsociety.org.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.