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	:"Likewise ... some if not all, of their brilliant children – sons [[E.F. Benson]], [[A.C. Benson]], [[R.H. Benson]], and daughter, Margaret Benson – were also gay."<ref>http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/3652 Christina Beardsley, "Keeping it all in the Family", Changing Attitude blog.</ref>		:"Likewise ... some if not all, of their brilliant children – sons [[E.F. Benson]], [[A.C. Benson]], [[R.H. Benson]], and daughter, Margaret Benson – were also gay."<ref>http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/3652 Christina Beardsley, "Keeping it all in the Family", Changing Attitude blog.</ref>

	She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] ~~University~~, where she attended [[Lady Margaret Hall]], and became the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].		She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford University]], where she attended [[Lady Margaret Hall]], and became the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].

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	:"Likewise ... some if not all, of their brilliant children – sons [[E.F. Benson]], [[A.C. Benson]], [[R.H. Benson]], and daughter, Margaret Benson – were also gay."<ref>http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/3652 Christina Beardsley, "Keeping it all in the Family", Changing Attitude blog.</ref>		:"Likewise ... some if not all, of their brilliant children – sons [[E.F. Benson]], [[A.C. Benson]], [[R.H. Benson]], and daughter, Margaret Benson – were also gay."<ref>http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/3652 Christina Beardsley, "Keeping it all in the Family", Changing Attitude blog.</ref>

	She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] University, where she attended Lady Margaret Hall, and became the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].		She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] University, where she attended [[Lady Margaret Hall]], and became the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].

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	'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916, known as Maggie) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.		[[File:Margaret Benson.jpg\|thumb\|Margaret Benson]]'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916, known as Maggie) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.

	She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]].		She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]].

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	'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916, known as Maggie) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.		'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916, known as Maggie) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.

	She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]]. ~~Three~~ of ~~her brothers,~~ [[E F Benson~~\|E F~~]], [[A C Benson~~\|A C~~]] ~~and~~ [[R H Benson]] ~~are known or thought to have been~~ gay. ~~She was one of~~ the ~~first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] University~~, ~~where she attended Lady Margaret Hall~~.		She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]].
			:"Likewise ... some if not all, of their brilliant children – sons [[E.F. Benson]], [[A.C. Benson]], [[R.H. Benson]], and daughter, Margaret Benson – were also gay."<ref>http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/3652 Christina Beardsley, "Keeping it all in the Family", Changing Attitude blog.</ref>

	Margaret ~~was~~ the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].		She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] University, where she attended Lady Margaret Hall, and became the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].

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	'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.		'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916, known as Maggie) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.

	She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]]. Three of her brothers are known or thought to have been gay:		She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]]. Three of her brothers, [[E F Benson\|E F]], [[A C Benson\|A C]] and [[R H Benson]] are known or thought to have been gay. She was one of the first women to be admitted to [[Oxford]] University, where she attended Lady Margaret Hall.

			Margaret was the first woman to be allowed to excavate in Egypt. She spent three seasons excavating in Karnak, along with her lifelong companion, [[Janet Gourlay]].

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'''Margaret Benson''' (1865–1916) was an author and amateur Egyptologist.

She was the daughter of [[Edward White Benson]], later Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife [[Mary Benson]]. Three of her brothers are known or thought to have been gay: