1902 Margaret Jackson was born in Wilmington, Delaware. ca. 1905 She lost hearing at age 3 1/2 from cerebro spinal meningitis 1907-1915 Shortly thereafter, Jackson attended the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. ca. 1915-1920 Jackson then transferred to the New Jersey School for the Deaf (now the Marie T. Katzenbach School). ca. 1920 She was the first student from the New Jersey School for the Deaf to receive a Gallaudet College scholarship. 1925 Jackson earned her B.A. Degree from Gallaudet College. 1927 She then began work as a macrophotographer and microphotographer with the Hispanic Society of America in New York. 1934 Jackson worked as a secretary for the Committee of Fifteen, the organization that set up the International Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts by Deaf Artists. ca. 1939-1941 During these years she worked with the Committee of the New York Deaf for the British War Relief Society as a Secretary. 1943 The Metropolitan Museum recognized her excellent work in shadowgraphy (x-ray photography). 1945-1949 Jackson became Chairman of the National Committee to raise funds for the aid of deaf French children. 1947 Jackson began work as Secretary with the Gallaudet Home Movie and Entertainment Committee in New York. 1949 For her support of relief efforts Jackson received a citation from the Société Centrale d’Éducation et d’Assitance pour les sourds-muets de France. ca. 1954 Around this time she became the Assistant Curator of Photography for the Hispanic Society. 1964-1966 Later Jackson would become President of the Gallaudet Home Society in New York. ca. 1965 Jackson was promoted to Curator of Photography with the Hispanic Society. 1972 She became Chairman of the Committee for the Alice Jane McVan Memorial Fund. 1986 Margaret Jackson died September 11, in Danvers, Massachusetts.