Frances Margaret McGuire AM (1900–1995) was an Australian Catholic author, biochemist, community leader and philanthropist.
She authored or co-authored more than ten books, including a handbook for Catholic Action groups, and a history of the Royal Australian Navy.
Frances Margaret McGuire became the director of studies for the guild, and would remain in this role for sixteen years.
During her trips, she gave lectures and met with Catholic women's groups and other faith-based organizations working on social welfare.
McGuire resigned her post as director of studies in 1948, over a dispute relating to Catholic organization's affiliation with political parties.
[1] She travelled with her husband for his diplomatic postings, to Dublin in 1953,[2] and then to Italy, where Paul McGuire served as Australia's minister and then ambassador from 1954 to 1959.