Margaret Lennox Pratt (c. 1887–1975) was an American homemaker best known as the mother of George P. Shultz, a prominent economist, statesman, and Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Reagan. Born around 1887 in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, to parents Edward Pratt and Agnes W., her family traced Scottish roots, possibly linked to earlier settlement in New York. Little is documented about her early life or education, but she grew up in a modest family environment in the American West. In 1916, she married Birl Earl Shultz (1883–1955), an Indiana native whose parents were William E. Shultz and Corella Alexander. The couple settled in the United States, where Margaret focused on family life as a homemaker. Margaret and Birl had at least one child, George Pratt Shultz, born on December 13, 1920, in New York City. George went on to achieve significant influence in government and academia, serving in key roles such as Secretary of Labor, Treasury, and State. Margaret's life remained largely private, centered on supporting her family amid the economic and social changes of the 20th century, including the Great Depression and World War II. She outlived her husband by two decades, passing away in 1975 at the age of approximately 88. While not publicly active herself, her role as mother to a major political figure places her within networks of American elite influence through familial ties.