Doomra Reena
Pharmacology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Sep 11;16(9):e69227. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69227. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Dr. Anandibai Joshi was the first Indian female physician to complete her studies in Western medicine at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. A pioneer in medicine, she was a trailblazing Indian woman, who had faced many hurdles during her quest for education. In her short span of life, she faced a lot of emotional, mental, physical, and social turbulence and had to prove herself at every step to the orthodox patriarchal Indian society the need to study medicine. Studying medicine in India was impossible for females during the 19th century. During those days, the females in India were uneducated due to gender differences prevalent in society, so the only option was to pursue medicine in a foreign land. Her life was full of hardships and challenges; she got married at the age of nine and, at the young age of 14, delivered a baby boy who could not survive beyond 10 days due to lack of medical care. This was the turning point in her life, and she was determined to become a physician so that the other women would not suffer the way she had. Thus began her educational journey, to pursue a career in Western medicine. Before Anandibai went to the United States, she gave a motivating speech in a public gathering, expressing the need for female doctors in India and her keenness to pursue medicine in the United States. She challenged all the social norms in those days, whether it was fighting to break gender stereotypes or convincing the male-dominated society to study medicine in the United States. This article is a reflection of Anandibai's accomplishments in her life and medical career and her dedication, determination, and strong commitment to improving the lives of Indian women. Her short life is a reflection of hope, perseverance, determination, and success and an inspiration to many Indian women to pursue education and medicine.
阿南迪巴伊·乔希医生是第一位在宾夕法尼亚女子医学院完成西医学习的印度女性医生。作为医学领域的先驱，她是一位开拓性的印度女性，在追求教育的过程中面临了许多障碍。在她短暂的人生中，她面临着诸多情感、心理、身体和社会动荡，并且在每一步都不得不向传统的印度父权社会证明自己学医的必要性。在19世纪的印度，女性不可能学习医学。在那个时候，由于社会普遍存在的性别差异，印度女性没有受过教育，所以唯一的选择就是去国外学医。她的一生充满了艰辛和挑战；她九岁结婚，14岁时生下一个男婴，但由于缺乏医疗护理，这个男婴活了不到10天。这是她人生的转折点，她决心成为一名医生，这样其他女性就不会像她那样受苦。于是她开始了自己的教育之旅，去追求西医领域的职业生涯。在阿南迪巴伊前往美国之前，她在一次公开集会上发表了鼓舞人心的演讲，表达了印度对女医生的需求以及她在美国学医的热切愿望。她挑战了当时所有的社会规范，无论是为打破性别刻板印象而抗争，还是说服男性主导的社会让她在美国学医。本文反映了阿南迪巴伊在其人生和医疗生涯中的成就，以及她为改善印度女性生活所付出的奉献、决心和坚定承诺。她短暂的一生体现了希望、毅力、决心和成功，激励着许多印度女性去追求教育和医学。
