Margaret “Pearl” Ruphina Hanning was born in Souris, P.E.I. and came west around 1902 with her mother and two aunts. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and attained a B.A. in 1915. After teaching for a while in the province she then obtained her Masters in French and Education from the University of Madison Wisconsin. She then joined the staff at Scott Collegiate in 1943, moving on to teach French at Marian High School, and then joined the Campion College at the University of Regina where she worked until she retired. She passed away July 11, 1982.