Margaret Cruickshank
Encyclopedia
Dr Margaret Barnett Cruickshank (1 January 1873 – 28 November 1918) was the first registered female doctor in New Zealand
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and was the second woman, following Emily Siedeberg
, in New Zealand to complete medical school. During World War I she organised the work of the Waimate Red Cross Fund. She died from the 1918 flu pandemic.
. The plinth was prepared by Daniel Berry and the statue was carved by William Trethewey
. In 1948 the maternity ward in Waimate Hospital was named after her.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Biography
Cruickshank attended the University of Otago Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine
The Dunedin School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that make up the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. All Otago University medical students who gain entry after a first year "Health Sciences" program, or who gain graduate entry spend their second and third years studying...
and was the second woman, following Emily Siedeberg
Emily Hancock Siedeberg
Emily Hancock Siedeberg-McKinnon, CBE, MB, ChB, BSc was New Zealand's first female medical graduate....
, in New Zealand to complete medical school. During World War I she organised the work of the Waimate Red Cross Fund. She died from the 1918 flu pandemic.
Legacy
In 1923 a memorial statue was unveiled at Seddon Square in WaimateWaimate
WaimateUrban AreaPopulation:2,835 Extent:Territorial AuthorityName:Waimate District CouncilPopulation:7,206 Land area:3,582.19 km² Mayor:John ColesWebsite:...
. The plinth was prepared by Daniel Berry and the statue was carved by William Trethewey
William Trethewey
William Thomas Trethewey was a sculptor and monumental mason from Christchurch, New Zealand. His best known work is the Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square, where Christchurch's annual Anzac Day service is held....
. In 1948 the maternity ward in Waimate Hospital was named after her.