Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
School of Medicine, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
J Med Biogr. 2024 Nov;32(4):372-379. doi: 10.1177/09677720231190887. Epub 2023 Aug 7.
Women faced significant barriers to pursue education in the 19th century, yet modern history has witnessed bold women overcoming insurmountable odds in this quest. To this end, Anandi Joshi braved monumental odds to successfully become the first female physician in India. Born in 1865, Anandi was one of 10 children. Her zeal for knowledge was noted early by her father, who ensured that his daughter was well-educated. She married Gopalrao Joshi as a child when she was nine; a practice that was common at the time. Anandi's quest to become a physician stemmed from a traumatic event which saw the death of her child due to the lack of medical care. Despite the numerous prevalent barriers which prevented women from indulging in education, Anandi was determined. She travelled to the United States, where through sheer persistence, she was admitted to the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1886. She subsequently returned to her home country, making her the first female physician in India. Despite her untimely death, Anandi became immortalised as a legend, a beacon of hope, and continues to serve as an inspiration for generations of Indian women.
在 19 世纪，女性在接受教育方面面临着巨大的障碍，但现代历史见证了勇敢的女性在这一追求中克服了难以逾越的困难。为此，安安迪·乔希（Anandi Joshi）勇敢地克服了巨大的困难，成为印度第一位女医生。
安安迪·乔希于 1865 年出生，是 10 个孩子中的一个。她的父亲很早就注意到她对知识的渴望，他确保女儿接受了良好的教育。她 9 岁时就像个孩子一样嫁给了戈帕尔劳·乔希（Gopalrao Joshi），当时这种做法很常见。安安迪·乔希（Anandi Joshi）渴望成为一名医生，起因于一场悲剧事件，她的孩子因缺乏医疗护理而死亡。尽管当时存在许多阻止女性接受教育的普遍障碍，但安安迪·乔希（Anandi Joshi）决心已定。她前往美国，凭借纯粹的毅力，她被宾夕法尼亚女子医学院录取，1886 年毕业并获得医学博士（MD）学位。随后，她回到自己的祖国，成为印度第一位女医生。
尽管安安迪·乔希（Anandi Joshi）英年早逝，但她成为了一个传奇人物，一个希望的灯塔，并继续激励着印度一代又一代的女性。
