Dame Margaret Barbour, DBE (born 1940) is a British businesswoman and philanthropist who together with her daughter Helen Barbour established the Women's Fund in 1999 to encourage and support women within Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to develop their full potential. The Women's Fund, operated by the Community Foundation, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

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  • Dame Margaret Barbour, DBE (born 1940) is a British businesswoman and philanthropist who together with her daughter Helen Barbour established the Women's Fund in 1999 to encourage and support women within Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to develop their full potential. The Women's Fund, operated by the Community Foundation, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. In 2000, in memory of her mother in law, Dame Margaret set up The Nancy Barbour Award which is an award within the Women's Fund that recognises organisations helping women to play a more active part in the community, particularly those who work with a disability. Dame Margaret was married to the late John Barbour (died in 1968) whose ancestor of the same name, John Barbour, had founded clothing firm J. Barbour & Sons in 1894. Dame Margaret has held the office of Company Chairman of J. Barbour & Sons since 1972.
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  • Dame Margaret Barbour, DBE (born 1940) is a British businesswoman and philanthropist who together with her daughter Helen Barbour established the Women's Fund in 1999 to encourage and support women within Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to develop their full potential. The Women's Fund, operated by the Community Foundation, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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  • Margaret Barbour
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