Margaret Winifred Rushforth was a Scottish medical practitioner and Christian missionary in India who, influenced by Hugh Crichton-Miller and his friend, Carl Jung, became the founder of a family clinic in Scotland, a therapist, Dream Group facilitator and writer.
13 Facts About Winifred Rushforth
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Winifred Rushforth was a member of the Bartholomew family, farmers on the Hopetoun Estate since about 1650.
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Winifred Rushforth graduated with an MB ChB from the University of Edinburgh in 1908.
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Winifred Rushforth became interested in psychology and, on returning from India, spent some time working at the Tavistock Clinic in London, alongside fellow Scot, Hugh Crichton-Miller.
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Winifred Rushforth became a candidate for training at the Clinic but before completing her studies, her husband took up a position at Edinburgh College of Art, and they moved back to Scotland.
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Winifred Rushforth set up a private practice in Edinburgh in 1929.
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Winifred Rushforth retired from the clinic in 1967 and the following year was awarded the OBE.
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Dr Winifred Rushforth gave regular lectures at the Salisbury Centre, in Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, until her late 90s.
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Winifred Rushforth ran weekly dream groups and "Search for God" groups from her house at 11 Lauder Road, Edinburgh, almost until the time of her death.
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Winifred Rushforth corresponded with Jung towards the end of his life - although they never met.
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For many years, Winifred Rushforth was a close friend of Sir Laurens van der Post.
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Winifred Rushforth was fascinated, in particular, by his work on the Bushmen of the Kalahari and kept a carved wooden statuette of a bushman, by the contemporary sculptor Christopher Hall, in the drawing room of her home in Edinburgh.
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When Winifred Rushforth died, in August 1983, Prince Charles was said to be very taken aback.