MARGARET Anne “Peg” Dankworth, who died last week at the age of 90, wanted to be remembered as “a pioneer, spearheading new ventures” and also as “the first female working in traditionally all-male settings.”

Dankworth did all that and more.

Even though the word, “multitasking,” was first used in regard to computers, it applied to human beings, beginning in 1998. Dankworth, we’re sure, wasn’t used as an example for a person who did multitasking well, but she easily could have been.

Historic preservation, nature and preservation as well as the study of native cultures, traditions and local interests during her world travels were among her varied interests.

She was a major factor in the establishment of the Morristown National Historic District and the initiation of the Historic Morristown Preservation Association. Her work and that of others helped to preserve the uniqueness of Morristown, a pike town on the National Road.

Dankworth also had other interests related to history.

She worked with Ohio University Eastern in the preservation of the Great Western School, where schoolchildren and others have the opportunity to learn more about the bygone days, and the Old Brick Tavern where a restoration project is being undertaken.

Dankworth also worked on applications for their National Register of Historic Places designations. Among her many affiliations with organizations was serving as president of the National Trail Chapter of Questers International.

After her service with the Navy in World War II, she became business manager for the National Recreation Association in New York City and later was the first woman executive secretary of the Great Lakes District, National Recreation Association, Toledo.

Included among her nature-related work were serving as national director of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums at Oglebay Park and being a founder and director of development and marketing of the National Park and Recreation Association in Washington, D.C.

Those are only a few of Dankworth’s affiliations.

HARPER Lee in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” wrote, “There are some kind of men who are so busy worrying about the next life, they’ve never learned to live in this one.”

Dankworth didn’t fit into that category, and her efforts have made our world a better place.