Margaret Martin (born April 15, 1954) is the founder of the Harmony Project and was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2011 by the President Barack Obama for her work on the project.
[1] She is the author of The Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, which provides a simple way to understand the body of a woman, the development of a fetus in the womb, breastfeeding and other aspects of childbirth.
[2] She later published an update of her first book, entitled "Pregnancy & Childbirth: The Basic Illustrated Guide”.
[3] Dr. Martin is the author, composer, and lyricist of the musical Gone with the Wind.
[4] Martin has worked to provide arts education to thousands of children in under-resourced communities through Harmony Project by enabling them to receive instruments and participate in musical mentoring and tuition-free music lessons.