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Show Bugle and others. When she first teachers bad. began convienently forgot With her to Al tho family teach, World War II was on, and they needed was married, they hired her, and then she to release her. political background, For "20 years she was it was only natural that chair of her precinct, and chair of the state Democratic Convention. In a Merit Certificate for service from the Democratic When she first ran for the House of Party. she was to for the but her Representatives, going Virginia summer, friends ran her campaign for her. She won. Margaret be active. in 1945 she was vice 1969 she received She the arranged leave from her teaching position to go to legislature. Her pay was $10.00 per day, so she lost money while serving. The experience was worth it however. She learned more that 60 served on the She days than she ever I earned f rom books. Education, Public Health, Resolutions and Memorials, and Education committees. She helped pass the "Uniform School Law". Her husband helped her on bills pertaining to business, finance and labor. He read them over and advised Margaret lost her bid for helpmate died in 1959. her a on them. second term and then her husband and She has held memberships in Chi Delta Phi, the National Honorary Literary Society, Delta Kappa Gamma, National Honorary Educational National League of Society, National Order of Women Legislators, American Pen Women, U of U Womens Club, United Daughters of the Confederacy, National Education Association, and Granite Teachers Association. of the She has associations, served as President and clubs. or Vice President of many She received many awards in both teaching and writing. In 1962 she at Creative the Montalvo awarded Saratoga, Scholarship in Writer's she was listed and 1972 in 1971 and California; Directory of London, England; had her biography in the Utah State the in Dictionary of League of American Pen Women in Review; International Biography, Personalities of the West and Midwest; and in Who's Who Women of World. was also won awards from the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts for her books and in 1974 received first prize in short story, second prize on articles and third prize in verse of the National League of American Pen Women and was awarded a bronze plaque for her juvenile book by the Utah Institute of Fine Arts. She has Free writing is rocking chair lance put her now on her life, the front but maybe just maybe, she will porch and "rest a while". 117 |
