Margaret Cruickshank
Margaret Barnett Cruickshank (1 January 1873 – 28 November 1918) was a physician, notable for being the first registered female doctor to practice medicine in New Zealand.[1]
Biography
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Born in Palmerston in a family of a farmer, Cruickshank was one of seven children.[1]
Cruickshank studied at the University of Otago and was the second woman, following Emily Siedeberg, in New Zealand to complete medical school.[2] Cruickshank later continued her studies at the University of Edinburgh and University of Dublin. [1] During World War I she planned the work of the Waimate Red Cross Fund. She died from the 1918 flu pandemic.
Legacy
[change | change source]In 1923 a memorial statue was shown at Seddon Square in Waimate.[3] The plinth was prepared by Daniel Berry and the statue was carved by William Trethewey.[4] In 1948 the maternity room in Waimate Hospital was named after her.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hughes, Beryl. "Cruickshank, Margaret Barnett". Te Ara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ 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.