Who among the following was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Anandibai Joshi -
was the first Indian woman doctor to receive a degree in Western medicine. She completed her medical degree from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in the United States in 1886.
After losing her newborn child at the age of 14 due to lack of medical facilities, she resolved to become a doctor.
She is often remembered alongside Kadambini Ganguly. Kadambini Ganguly was the first woman doctor to graduate from India (Calcutta Medical College), while Anandibai was the first Indian woman to receive a degree from abroad.