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Margo Wilson (1942–2009) was a Canadian evolutionary psychologist. She was a professor of psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, noted for her pioneering work in the field of evolutionary psychology and her contributions to the study of violence.

Biography
Wilson was born on October 1, 1942, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She spent her childhood years in the Gwich'in community of Fort McPherson, where her mother, a nurse, provided medical services. She attended the University of Alberta, graduating with an undergraduate degree in psychology in 1964. Together, they moved to Hamilton in 1978 after Daly was hired by McMaster University. == Research ==
Research
In 1978, Wilson proposed the idea to Daly that they could analyze patterns of homicide to better understand humans' social behaviours from an evolutionary perspective. has been described as a "founding" and "classic" summarized their findings on the Cinderella effect, which suggests that stepparents are more likely to mistreat children than biological parents. ==Selected bibliography==
Selected bibliography
(All books co-authored with Martin Daly) • Sex, Evolution, and Behaviour, Brooks Cole, 1978 (2nd edition 1983), • Homicide: Foundations of Human Behavior, Aldine Transaction, 1988, • The truth about Cinderella: A Darwinian view of parental love, Yale, 1999, ==See also==
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