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Tuesday 13 June 2023 9:21am

With the celebration of 150 years of the Otago Medical School on the horizon (29 May-2 June 2025), we thought we'd bring a couple of well-known alumni faces from the past back to life with colour. Dr Margaret Cruickshank was the first woman doctor registered in New Zealand. Dr Emily Siedeberg was the University of Otago and also New Zealand's first female medical graduate. Below are some photographs of Dr Margaret Cruickshank and Dr Emily Siedeberg that we have colourised using a wee bit of technical magic.

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Dr Margaret Cruickshank circa 1897, Wikimedia Commons, Black and White

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Dr Margaret Cruickshank circa 1897, Wikimedia Commons, Colour

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Dr Emily Siedeberg circa 1896, Wikimedia Commons, Black and White

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Dr Emily Siedeberg circa 1896, Wikimedia Commons, Colour

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