Margaret Clark Gillett (1878–1962) was a British botanist and

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who is noted for advocating for women and children held in

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following the

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. In February 1909 she married banker Arthur Bevington Gillett (1875–1954).

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1878 births 1962 deaths British women botanists Boer Wars British suffragists British women scientists {{botanist-stub