Dama Margaret Smith

Dama Margaret Smith (1892–1973) is best remembered for I Married a Ranger, a memoir about her experiences at the Grand Canyon. Project Gutenberg describes the book as a lively account of her time as the first female government employee at the Grand Canyon, and of her life alongside her husband, Chief Ranger "White Mountain" Smith.

She also wrote Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona, a descriptive and historical work that reflects her interest in the landscapes, history, and conservation of the Southwest. Together, these books suggest a writer who loved the region deeply and knew how to make its people and places feel vivid to general readers.

Some library-style sources also connect her with Hopi heritage, but the details available here are brief, so it is safest to say that her work has been included in Native American author listings. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the sources reviewed in this session.