GK QUESTION#649
Who was the first Indian woman doctor trained in Western medicine?
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D. Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
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Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi. She graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886, becoming a pioneer for Indian women in medicine. She hailed from Maharashtra's Bombay Presidency. Kiran Bedi – India’s first woman IPS officer. Kamala Sohonie – First Indian woman to earn a PhD in science.