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Anandibai Joshi
The first Indian woman doctor of Western medicine
Her life
After losing her newborn son because there was no proper medical care, Anandibai decided to become a doctor herself.
She sailed alone to America and graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886. She returned home to serve, but tuberculosis took her life at only 21. Her courage opened the door for every Indian woman in medicine.
Achievements
- ✦Graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886
- ✦One of India's first women doctors of Western medicine
On the timeline
1886
Anandibai Joshi and Kadambini Ganguly become India's first women doctors of Western medicine.
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