Margaret McMillan CH CBE
(1860-1931)

Died aged c. 71

Margaret McMillan CH CBE (20 July 1860 – 27 March 1931) was a nursery school pioneer and lobbied for the 1906 Provision of School Meals Act. Working in deprived districts of London, notably Deptford, and Bradford, she agitated for reforms to improve the health of young children, wrote several books on nursery education and pioneered a play-centred approach that has only latterly found wide acceptance.

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member of Fabian Society

Commemorated on 3 plaques

Margaret McMillan 1860-1931 & Rachel McMillan 1859-1917, social reformers and educationalists lived here 1910-1913

127 George Lane, Hither Green, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Rachel McMillan 1859-1917 Margaret McMillan 1860-1931 pioneers of nursery education lodged here

51 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3NH, London, United Kingdom where they lodged

All children are mine. Margaret McMillan lived here 1893-1902.

49, Hanover Square, Bradford, United Kingdom where they lived (1893-1902)