In India, professions like doctor, engineer, lawyer are considered very good. In which the profession of doctor is considered the best. Doctors are called God on earth. Which saves the patient even from the jaws of death. This is the reason why every household dreams of becoming a doctor. In this field, women also participate well along with men. However, very few people know who was the first female doctor in India. So if you don’t know then let us know today.
She was the first female doctor
Let us tell you that the first female doctor of India was Anandibai Joshi. Who was born on 31 March 1865 in Pune. You will be surprised to know that Anandibai had gone abroad and obtained a doctorate degree at a time when it was difficult for women to get education.
Decided to become a doctor after the death of her child
When Anandibai was 9 years old, she was married to Gopalrao, who was 20 years her senior. Then at the age of 14 she became a mother for the first time. However, their child died just 10 days after birth. Due to which Anandibai was deeply hurt and that’s why she decided to become a doctor.
Husband supported
In this decision of Anandibai, her husband Gopalrao supported her. Gave. During this time, he also faced a lot of criticism from the society, however, he did not care about it and decided to move ahead. When Anandibai was boarding a ship off the coast of Kolkata in 1883, her health was not good. However, she still went and enrolled in the Women’s University of Pennsylvania. She returned to India in 1886 and was appointed as medical in-charge of the women’s ward at Albert Edward Hospital. However, due to the change in weather in America and here, he developed TB and died at the age of just 22.
