Margaret Cruickshank
New Zealand's first registered female doctor (1873–1918)
Dr Margaret Barnett Cruickshank (1 January 1873 – 28 November 1918) was the first registered woman doctor in New Zealand.
Biography
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Cruickshank studied at the University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine and was the second woman, following Emily Siedeberg, in New Zealand to complete medical school.[1] During World War I she planned the work of the Waimate Red Cross Fund. She died from the 1918 flu pandemic.
Legacy
changeIn 1923 a memorial statue was shown at Seddon Square in Waimate.[2] The plinth was prepared by Daniel Berry and the statue was carved by William Trethewey.[3] In 1948 the maternity room in Waimate Hospital was named after her.[4]
References
change- ↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Margaret Cruickshank". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ New Zealand History online. "Margaret Cruickshank memorial". Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ Phillips, Jock. "William Thomas Trethewey". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ Hughes, Beryl. "Cruickshank, Margaret Barnett". Te Ara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 24 April 2011.