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Margaret Craig McNamara (August 22, 1915 – February 3, 1981) was the founder of the nonprofit children's literacy organization Reading is Fundamental and the wife of the United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
Margaret McNamara Educations Grants has supported 485 women from developing countries in their pursuit of higher education.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline; be a national of a country listed on the MMEG country eligibility list (except for the Trinity Washington University Program); be registered (not just accepted) at an ...
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Feb 4, 1981 · Margaret Craig McNamara, the founder of a nationwide program to encourage poor children to read, died of cancer yesterday morning at her home in Washington. Mrs. McNamara, who was 65 years...
Our organization draws inspiration from Margaret McNamara and her vision of education and gender equality. Margaret—wife of Robert McNamara, the World Bank's fifth president—advocated for the inclusion of gender and education issues in the Bank’s development programs.
MMEG—Margaret McNamara Educational Grants, formerly MMMF—was inspired by its namesake, who used her influence as wife of Robert McNamara, the World Bank's fifth President, to advocate for the inclusion of education and gender equality in development programs.
Christopher-Award winning author Margaret McNamara has written more than three dozen books for young readers, among them the popular Fairy Bell Sisters chapter books, the Mr. Tiffin's Classroom picture books, and the Robin Hill School series for early readers.
