Margaret Pollock Sherwood (November 1, 1864 – September 24, 1955) was an American professor of English literature and author of novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.

[6] Her first novel An Experiment in Altruism (1895, Macmillan), published under the pseudonym "Elizabeth Hastings", generated considerable discussion as to the novelist's true identity.

[4] Sherwood, who taught English Romantic poetry at Wellesley, wrote novels broadly designed to promote Christian compassion, but they recognized that individual changes of heart were not enough to bring about social improvements.

...[7]Her novel Henry Worthington, Idealist (1899, Macmillan) fictionalized a debate among the Wellesley faculty on whether to accept money from John D.

She contributed poetry, criticism, and essays to Scribner's Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, North American Review,[4] and The Smart Set.