Anandi Bai Joshi | |
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Born | Yamuna Joshi 31 March 1865 |
Died | 26 February 1887 | (aged 21)
Resting place | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States (ashes) |
Other names | Anandibai |
Alma mater | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
Spouse | Gopalrao Joshi |
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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]