Margaret Hobling
British archaeologist (1897–1977)
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Margaret Blanche Hobling (1897 – 1977) was a British archaeologist and Quaker theologian.
Biography
In 1917, she studied at Somerville College, Oxford under Hilda Lorimer.[1][2] She received her degree in 1920 when Oxford began awarding degrees to women.
In 1924, as a student at the British School at Athens, Hobling joined A. M. Woodward’s archaeological excavation at Sparta.[1][3] She supervised the excavation of the Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos, assisted by Winifred Lamb, and was responsible for publishing the findings.[4][5][6]
Later, Hobling lectured at the University of Birmingham and at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.[7] In 1957, Hobling served as a Quaker delegate to the British Council of Churches on the subject of nuclear force.[8][9] The editor of Friends’ Quarterly, Hobling, produced several talks and publications on Quaker theology and ethics and delivered the Swarthmore Lecture in 1958.[10][11]