Margaret Atwood Judson

Margaret Atwood Judson (November 5, 1899 – March 23, 1991) was an American historian and writer.

Judson was born in Winsted, Connecticut on November 5, 1899. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1922 before attending Radcliffe College where she completed an M.A. in 1923 and her Ph.D. in 1933.

Career She began working as an instructor of history at Douglass College at Rutgers University in 1928. She became an assistant professor in 1933, associate professor in 1942 and a full professor in 1948. In December 1990, Judson received an Award for Scholarly Distinction from the Association.

Judson died on March 23, 1991, in Piscataway, New Jersey.