Biography margaret craighill

American psychiatrist

Margaret Dorothea Craighill (October 16, 1898 – July 20, 1977) was an American psychiatrist. She was born in Southport, North Carolina, the daughter of Colonel William E. Craighill and Mrs. Mary (Wortley Montague Byram) Craighill. Craighill was a third generation officer following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Brigadier General William Price Craighill, and her father. Both men graduated from the United States Military Academy, commonly referred to as West Point, in West Point, New York.^[1] On May 28, 1943, she became the first woman commissioned officer in the United States Army Medical Corps. Major Craighill served through World War II and afterward worked with the Veterans Administration. She died on July 20, 1977, aged 78, in Southbury, Connecticut.

Early career

Craighill received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Science (MS) degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, finishing her studies Biography margaret craighill husband!