Margaret Atwood Judson (November 5, 1899 – March 23, 1991) was an American historian and writer.

[2] She began working as an instructor of history at Douglass College at Rutgers University in 1928.

[1] She was chairwoman of the history department between 1955 and 1963 before retiring from Rutgers University in 1966 however she returned to become the acting dean of the college until 1967.

A chair at the university, the Margaret Atwood Judson Professor of History, is named after her.

[3] In December 1990, Judson received an Award for Scholarly Distinction from the Association.