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Margaret Macdonald (c. 1849 - 31 August 1941) was a Scottish painter. She was one of the founders of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists.

Life
Her father was John Macdonald (born c. 1803) from Thurso. He was a calenderer in Glasgow's cotton industry.

Her mother was Catherine Ross (born c. 1816) from Glasgow.

Margaret Macdonald was born in Glasgow c. 1849.

She never married and the census returns saw her move around the Glasgow area:

1851 census - 121 North Montrose Street, Glasgow 1861 census - 8 Mre Place, Glasgow 1871 census - 8 Terrace Street - dressmaker 1881 census - 11 Carnarvon Street - teacher of drawing. 1891 census - Carman Road, Renton - art teacher 1901 census - 11 Stanley Street, Glasgow - teacher of drawing and printing 1911 census - 11 Stanley Street, Glasgow - art teacher 1915 register - 11 Stanley Street, Glasgow

Art
She exhibited The Flowery Path at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in 1901 in a watercolour exhibition.

She also exhibited a flower based work at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition in 1933.

Death
She died on 31 August 1941 at 3 Claremont Terrace, Glasgow. The death certificate and correction states that the cause of death was senility and she sustained a broken neck and broken right femur accidentally. Her usual address was 47 Ashley Street, Glasgow.