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[[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]]. 
:"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]].

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[[Category:Archaeologists]]
[[Category:1865 births]]
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