Anandi Gopal Joshi
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One of the first Indian woman doctor (1865-1887)
Key facts
- Born
- Yamuna Joshi , ( 1865-03-31 ) 31 March 1865, Kalyan , Bombay Presidency , British India
- Died
- 26 February 1887 (1887-02-26) (aged 21), Poona , Bombay Presidency , British India
- Resting place
- Poughkeepsie, New York , United States
- Alma mater
- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
- Spouse
- Gopalrao Joshi
- Relatives
- Pandita Ramabai (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Thane
- Place of death
- Pune
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
- Native language
- Marathi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Dr. Anandibai Joshee, M.D., Class 1886.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1865-03-31
- date of death
- 1887-02-26
- Commons category
- Anandibai Gopalrao Joshee
- place of burial
- Poughkeepsie
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
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Encyclopedic overview
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (Marathi: आनंदीबाई गोपाळराव जोशी; 31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first certified Indian female doctor of western medicine but Kadambini Ganguly was the first Indian female doctor who actually practiced doctory .
Anandibai travelled to New York from Kolkata (Calcutta) by ship, chaperoned by two female English missionary acquaintances of the Thorborns. The George Robinson the Viceroy of India had funded her education. 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. She was also referred to as Anandibai Joshi and Anandi Gopal Joshi (where Gopal came from Gopalrao, her husband's first name).
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