Margaret McDonald Stanton

From Rofflehaus

Margaret Price MacDonald Stanton (October 22, 1845 – July 25, 1895) was the first wife of Edgar Stanton. Margaret was also the first Dean of Women at ISU and she did that for 25 years.

After her death in 1895, Edgar established a monument — the Campanile — on Central Campus with 10 bells.

Margaret and Edgar had ? children:

• Margaret Stanton Kirshman is in the Plaza of Heroines

Margaret Hall was named after Stanton.

The death mask of Margaret MacDonald Stanton can be found in the special collections area of Parks Library.