Anandibai joshi biography of donald
Anandibai Joshi was the first Indian female physician to complete her studies in Western medicine at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
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Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi: 19th Century Doctor & History Maker
Imagine that you lived during the 1800s, where arranged marriages between children and adults still occurred. What would you do if you were married at the age of nine to a man 20 years older than you, and at 14 you had your 10 day old baby die due to poor health care?
For Anandibai Gopalrao Joshee (Anandibai Joshi), she decided to become a doctor so that she could help improve medical practices, and make them safer for people.
Joshee, originally named Yamuna, was a high caste Brahmin born 31st March, 1865 in Boona, Bombay (now Mumbai).
Anandibai Joshi, the first Indian woman to cross the Atlantic and to study medicine at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.When she was nine, she was married to a man about 20 years older than her. He was progressive for the time as he wanted his wife to obtain an education. He tutored her in many subjects like mathematics and English.
When Joshee was 13 or 14, she gave birth to her only child, a baby boy.
He passed away at 10 days old since medical care in India, as in many parts of the world, was