Margaret Addison

Margaret Eleanor Theodora Addison was a Canadian educator and the sixth woman to graduate from Victoria [University, Toronto|Victoria College].
She was the first dean of women at Victoria College, Toronto, and served as dean of Annesley Hall from 1903 until 1931.
Addison graduated from Victoria in 1889 with a BA in modern languages. She was appointed a CBE in 1934.
She taught mathematics and chemistry at the Ontario Ladies’ College in Whitby before becoming a specialist in French and German at Stratford [Collegiate Institute] and Lindsay Collegiate Institute.
The Margaret Addison Scholarship for women pursuing postgraduate studies outside Canada was created to recognize her contributions to women in higher education. In 1959 a residence was opened at Victoria College and named after her – Margaret Addison Hall.