Anandi Gopal Joshi

Anandi Bai Joshi
A portrait photo of Anandibai Joshi
Born
Yamuna Joshi

(1865-03-31)31 March 1865
Died26 February 1887(1887-02-26) (aged 21)
Resting placePoughkeepsie, New York, United States (ashes)
Other namesAnandibai
Alma materWoman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
SpouseGopalrao Joshi
Signature

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) 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]

  1. ^ Venkatraman, Vijaysree (27 July 2014). "This woman in 1883 had the best answer to the question of why a girl would want to be a doctor". Qz.com.