Biography of dr anandibai joshi
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Anandi Gopal Joshi
One of the first female Indian doctors, alongside Kadambini Ganguly
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March – 26 February ) was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine. She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of British India to study and graduate with a two-year degree in western medicine in the United States.[1] She was also referred to as Anandibai Joshi and Anandi Gopal Joshi (where Gopal came from Gopalrao, her husband's first name).[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Anandi bai Joshi was born Yamuna, in Kalyan, on 31 March , the fifth of nine children.[2][3] She was raised in a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family[4][5][page&#;needed] As was the practice at that time and due to pressure from her mother, she was married at the age of nine to Gopal rao Joshi, a widower almost twenty years her senior.[6] After marriage, Yamuna's husband re
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Abstract
Dr. Anandibai Joshi was the first Indian female physician to complete her studies in Western medicine at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. A pionjär in medicin, she was a trailblazing Indian woman, who had faced many hurdles during her sökande eller uppdrag for education. In her short span of life, she faced a lot of emotional, mental, physical, and social turbulence and had to prove herself at every step to the orthodox patriarchal Indian society the need to study medicin. Studying medicin in India was impossible for females during the 19th century. During those days, the females in India were uneducated due to gender differences prevalent in samhälle, so the only option was to pursue medicin in a foreign nation. Her life was full of hardships and challenges; she got married at the age of nine and, at the ung age of 14, delivered a baby boy who could not survive beyond 10 days due to lack of medical care. This was the turning point in her life, and she was determined to bec
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History Today in Medicine &#; Dr. Anandibai Joshi
CME INDIA Presentation by ⚜ Dr. M. Gowri Sankar, MD, Senior Assistant Professor, Dept. of General Medicine, Government Medical College and ESI Hospital, Coimbatore.
Today’s History Feature:
Dr. Anandibai Joshi
(Mar 31, &#; Feb 26, )
💠First Female Physician of India
Her contributions…
🔹Anandibai was born in a place called Kalyan in Maharashtra. She got married at the age of 9 years to Gopalrao Joshi, who was a postmaster.
🔹Gopalrao was basically a progressive thinker and a strong supporter of women&#;s education. Therefore, he supported Anandhi to complete her schooling and also to learn English.
🔹At the age of 14 years, she gave birth a boy baby. But unfortunately, the child short-lived for only ten days because of unavailable medical care at that time.
🔹This painful experience pushed Anandhi to dedicate herself to healthcare of the country. Hence, sh