Ellen Annette McArthur FRHistS (1862–1927) was a British economic historian.
Ellen Annette McArthur was born on 19 June 1862 in Duffield, Derbyshire.
She was the first woman to receive the degree of Doctor of Letters from Trinity College Dublin, under ad eundem arrangements (see steamboat ladies).
A monetary endowment created by her will at the University of Cambridge, the Ellen McArthur Fund, has supported lectures, research studentships, and other awards relating to economic history.
In 2017, she featured in a conference, London's Women Historians, held at the Institute of Historical Research.