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Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn (31 August 1890 - 17 July 1970) played an important role in the social and cultural development of Welwyn Garden City. She was a pioneer resident of the world's second Garden City and devoted herself to its social welfare and educational and cultural interests. This included establishing the Welwyn Garden City branch of the United Nations Association, of which she became President.

Education and career
Margaret's passion and life-long concern for the problems of poverty and the environment were influenced by work in her native city of Glasgow. Margaret was born in the city and graduated from Glasgow University at the age of nineteen and worked as a teacher of handicapped children and in the Glasgow slums.

Margaret was a member of the Fabian Society, where she met Frederic Osborn, whom she married in 1916. The Trust set up in her name by her children continues to support the promotion of the Garden City movement, through support for projects related to Welwyn Garden City and the Garden city movement.