Margaret Cruickshank
Margaret Cruickshank | |
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Margaret Cruickshank, ca 1897 | |
| Born | 1 January 1873 Palmerston, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 November 1918 (aged 45) Waimate, New Zealand |
| Monuments | Statue of Margaret Cruickshank in Waimate |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Known for | First registered female doctor in New Zealand; first female doctor to work in a general practice in New Zealand |
Margaret Barnett Cruickshank (1 January 1873 – 28 November 1918) was a New Zealand medical practitioner who died during the 1918 influenza pandemic. She was the first registered female doctor in New Zealand. Posthumously, she was the first woman, other than Queen Victoria, to have a monument erected to her in New Zealand.