Margaret Ann Backhouse (4 May 1887 – 23 March 1977) was an English humanitarian activist who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Friends Service Council in 1947.
She was born 4 May 1887 in Hurworth, Durham, the ninth of ten children of bank partner James Backhouse and his wife, Elizabeth Barclay Fowler.
[1] In 1912, she accompanied the headmaster of Westhill, George Archibald, on a pedagogical tour of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
"[4] Backhouse collected the prize and made an acceptance speech on behalf of the Friends Service Council where she highlighted the organisation’s international relief work and the role of women within it.
The prize was shared with the American Friends Service Committee, represented by Henry Cadbury.