Anandi Gopal Joshi

Also known as Anandibai Joshee, Anandibai Joshi, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi, Anandibai Gopal Rao Joshi, Yamuna, Anandi Joshi, Anandi Gopalrao Joshi

One of the first Indian woman doctor (1865-1887)

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Gender: Male
Origin: Haringey

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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)

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date of birth: 1865-03-31
date of death: 1887-02-26
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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).