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Margaret Scott

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"Margaret Scott," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/999.
Position
Kitchen Assistant
Years in President's House
circa 1944
Legal Status
Free Person
Gender
Female
Presidency
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Biography
The 1944 White House staff roster included a woman named Margaret Scott as a kitchen maid. In this role, she likely assisted with food preparation, cutting fruits and vegetables, cleaning pots and pans, and other tasks in the White House Kitchen. (1) Several women named Margaret Scott worked in domestic service in Washington, D.C. at this time, making it difficult to discern further details about her life and career.
(1) "Roster of White House Employees, Revised, April 1, 1944," Folder: Investigative Case Files, 1934-1945, Records of the United States Secret Service, 1933-1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York.
Birthplace
Unclear from Context