Will be announced
Margaret Gillett, M.A, Ed.D., LL.D
1930-2019
Dr. Margaret Gillett passed away peacefully, in Montreal, on October 19, 2019.
Born in Wingham, N.S.W., Australia, on February 1st, 1930, she was predeceased by her parents, Leslie Frank Gillett and Janet Alene Vickers, her sisters Betty and Kathleen, and her brothers Allen and Robert. She is survived by several nephews and nieces.
Dr. Gillett joined the Faculty of Education of McGill University in 1964 after completing a doctoral degree in International Education at Columbia University. She played a key role in developing a graduate program in feminist research and she founded the McGill Journal of Education which she brought during her tenure as editor to an international level. She published extensively while also serving on executive committees of national and international academic organizations. In 1986, she was appointed President of the Canadian Commission of UNESCO committee on the Status of Women. Furthermore, she actively supported women’s groups and organizations in the community.
Dr. Gillett was appointed in 1982 by McGill University to the position of the endowed chair William C. Macdonald Professor of Education and was conferred in 1995 the honorary title of Professor Emerita. She was the recipient of numerous other honours and awards, including an L.L.D. Honorary Degree (1988), the YWCA Women of Distinction Award ((1994), the Governor General’ Persons Award (1996) ‘for her innovative achievements and outstanding contribution to equality for women in Canadian Society’, and the Royal Society of Canada’s Award ((2004) ‘for a significant contribution to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender’.
We want to express our warmest gratitude to her care giver, Maxime Johnson, for her devotion, generosity and gentleness.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. A donation, in her memory, to the Montreal General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
1930-2019
Dr. Margaret Gillett passed away peacefully, in Montreal, on October 19, 2019.
Born in Wingham, N.S.W., Australia, on February 1st, 1930, she was predeceased by her parents, Leslie Frank Gillett and Janet Alene Vickers, her sisters Betty and Kathleen, and her brothers Allen and Robert. She is survived by several nephews and nieces.
Dr. Gillett joined the Faculty of Education of McGill University in 1964 after completing a doctoral degree in International Education at Columbia University. She played a key role in developing a graduate program in feminist research and she founded the McGill Journal of Education which she brought during her tenure as editor to an international level. She published extensively while also serving on executive committees of national and international academic organizations. In 1986, she was appointed President of the Canadian Commission of UNESCO committee on the Status of Women. Furthermore, she actively supported women’s groups and organizations in the community.
Dr. Gillett was appointed in 1982 by McGill University to the position of the endowed chair William C. Macdonald Professor of Education and was conferred in 1995 the honorary title of Professor Emerita. She was the recipient of numerous other honours and awards, including an L.L.D. Honorary Degree (1988), the YWCA Women of Distinction Award ((1994), the Governor General’ Persons Award (1996) ‘for her innovative achievements and outstanding contribution to equality for women in Canadian Society’, and the Royal Society of Canada’s Award ((2004) ‘for a significant contribution to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender’.
We want to express our warmest gratitude to her care giver, Maxime Johnson, for her devotion, generosity and gentleness.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. A donation, in her memory, to the Montreal General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
