Margaret Anne Tennant is a New Zealand historian, currently Professor Emeritus at Massey University.

[1] Tennant's master's thesis, completed in 1976 at Massey University, was called Matrons with a mission, and was a study of women's organisations 1893–1915.

[2][3] Her doctoral thesis was completed in 1981, and concerned the charitable aid system in New Zealand.

[4] Tennant has written for Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

[5][6][7] Tennant was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2009 and is currently on the Council.