Margaret McFadden

Margaret Bichsel (or Bischell, or Bischelt) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, 1870. was an extensive shipbuilder of St. Louis. When a child, she lived to Winona, Minnesota. She was a student in Arcadia, Wisconsin, and at the Winona Seminary, conducted by the Sisters of Saint Francis. In 1884, she moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota. ==Career==

McFadden held important roles in various Catholic charities. She was a member of the first executive board of the Catholic Infant Home, served as first vice president in 1913 and re-elected president in 1916, and served as a board member in 1921. She served as president of the Guild of Catholic Women, 1908 to 1913, during which time, membership increased from 25 to more than 800 members, departments were organized and the Guild was incorporated. She was the chair of the Guild's Juvenile Court, as well as a member of its executive board and the Guild Hall board for years. She was also the chair of the Minnesota Council of Catholic Women. She served as secretary of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Chapel Association. McFadden was a delegate to the national conference of Catholic Charities. ==Personal life==

In Winona, on April 7, 1891, she married Michael Joseph McFadden (1863-1921), They had two children, Francis Grover McFadden (1892–1986) and Virginia Helen McFadden (1897–1984). Burial was at the city's Calvary Cemetery. ==Notes==