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Today is Doctor's Day in India. On this occasion sharing a thread about some exemplary female doctors.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910) was a British physician, notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council.
Kadambini Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was the first Indian and South Asian female physician and surgeon, trained in western medicine, as well as one of the first female graduates in India. She studied in Bethune College and graduated from University of Calcutta.
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first Indian female physician.[1][2][3][4] She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of India to study and graduate with a two-year degree in western medicine in the United States.
![Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first Indian female physician.[1][2][3][4] She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of India to study and graduate with a two-year degree in western medicine in the United States.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb0GLLPVAAE3T5d.jpg "Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first Indian female physician.[1][2][3][4] She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of India to study and graduate with a two-year degree in western medicine in the United States.")
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, née Davis (February 8, 1831 – March 9, 1895), was an American physician and author. After studying at New England Female Medical College, in 1864 she was the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915, Omaha) was a Native American doctor & reformer in late 19th century. She is the 1st Native American to earn medical degree. She campaigned for public health & for formal, legal allotment of land to the Omaha tribe
Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909 – August 7, 1974) was an American obstetrical anesthesiologist, inventor of Apgar Score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child after birth in order to combat infant mortality.
Rukhmabai (22 November 1864 - 25 September 1955) was an Indian physician & feminist. She is best known for being one of the first practicing women doctors in colonial India & being involved in a landmark legal case involving her marriage as a child bride between 1884 & 1888.
Dr. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna Iyer (born 20 June 1917) is 103 year old practicing doctor.
She created the whole concept of heart treatment in India from scratch. She the first Indian woman cardiologist & created the first cardiology department in a medical institute.
She created the whole concept of heart treatment in India from scratch. She the first Indian woman cardiologist & created the first cardiology department in a medical institute.
Capt. Laxmi Sahgal (24 October 1914 – 23 July 2012) an officer of the Indian National Army, received an MBBS degree from Madras Medical College in 1938. A year later, she received her diploma, in gynaecology and obstetrics. She headed the Women's regiment of Azad Hind Sena.
Here's some more https://letsgetsciencey.com/famous-female-doctors/
