Margaret Barr Fulton

Margaret Barr Fulton (14 February 1900 – 16 December 1989) was a Scottish occupational therapist. Fulton was the first qualified occupational therapist to work in the UK. She worked at the Aberdeen Royal Asylum (now Royal Cornhill Hospital) from 1925 until her retirement in 1963. Fulton was a founder of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and its first president.

Early life and education Fulton was born on 14 February 1900 in Cheetham, Manchester, England to Dr. Andrew Boyd and Elizabeth (née Barr) Fulton. Her parents were Scottish. She was the youngest of their five children. Her father was a general practitioner. Fulton was privately educated at Manchester High School for Girls.

Retirement and legacy Fulton retired in 1963. She died on 16 December 1989 in Edinburgh. On 12 May 1995, Princess Anne, the patron of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, inaugurated the Fulton Clinic and Memorial Garden at the Royal Cornhill Hospital in recognition of her work.