India's First Lady Doctor

Who was India's first lady doctor?

India's first lady doctor was Anandibai Joshi. 

Where was she born?

She was born at Kalyan near Mumbai on March 31, 1865.
 

How did she become a doctor? 

Her education began after her marriage to Gopalrao Joshi, a postal clerk, at the age of nine. In the beginning, Gopalrao taught her himself. When their eldest child died, they decided that Anandibai should become a doctor to serve her countrymen. She was 14 years old at that time.

Where did she get her medical degree?

Gopalrao Joshi scraped up enough money to send her to America. There she got admission to the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1886.

Did she practise in India?

After she returned to India, Anandibai was appointed as The physician-in-charge of the female ward of the local Albert Edward Hospital in the princely state of Kolhapur. Unfortunately she could not practise for long. Tuberculosis, which was a killer disease in those days, claimed her on February 26, 1887, four months after her return from America.