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Anandibai was born on March 31, 1865 in Kalyan, Mumbai. Her childhood name was Yamuna Joshi. When she was nine years old, she was married and her name was changed to Anandi. Her husband, Gopal Rao, was a broadminded man. He staunchly supported widow remarriage and women’s education. Since Anandi was not properly educated, he started teaching her. At first he tried to enroll her in the missionary schools, but that did not work out.

When Anandi made rapid progress, Gopal Rao persuaded her to study further. There were no female doctors in India then. Moreover, Anandibai had lost her young son when she was fourteen. So, she decided to become a doctor. Gopal Rao tried hard to get her a seat in an American University.

Mrs. Carpenter of Roselle, New Jersey, came to know of Anandibai’s story by chance. She offered to host her in the U.S.A. Since Gopal Rao could not find a job in America, Anandi left for America alone, despite opposition and criticism. She reached America in June 1883 and stayed in the house of the Carpenters.

Anandibai found many things strange in America. Their dress, their lifestyle, food habits were quite different. She was surprised when she found that they did not take bath every day. In the same way, the Carpenters found Anandibai’s dress, her vegetarian diet, her customs very strange.

In spite of the differences Mrs. Carpenter took care of Anandibai like her own daughter. Anandibai joined the Women’s College in Philadelphia. The Superintendent and the Secretary were very kind to her, when they came to know that she had come from India to study braving poverty and opposition from her people. They offered her a scholarship of six hundred dollars for three years.

The college room in which she stayed was not good. It did not have a proper fireplace and ventilation. The fireplace discharged a lot of smoke when lit. Anandibai tried to shift to a different place, but, people refused to rent a room to a brown Hindu girl. Hence, she was forced to stay in the same room. Cold and smoke affected her health very badly. She suffered from high temperature and chronic cough. Somehow she managed to complete her education and received the medical degree. She was hailed as the first woman doctor of India.

It was one of the most rewarding moments of her life. As the days progressed, her health deteriorated. Gopal Rao admitted her to the Women’s Hospital in Philadelphia. There they diagnosed that she had tuberculosis. The doctors advised her to return to India. Her voyage back home further damaged her health. The doctors on the ship refused to treat a brown woman.

After reaching India, she stayed with her cousin in Pune to receive treatment from an Ayurvedic specialist. But, he also refused to treat her for she had gone against the customs and traditions of Indian society. Anandibai was frustrated because all her achievements had become useless. She breathed her last on February 26, 1887.

People mourned her death throughout India. Her ashes were sent to Mrs. Carpenter, who kept them in her family cemetery. Anandibai’s life and achievements have inspired many young women. She has made us believe in our potentialities, and that we can achieve our goals despite adverse situations and circumstances. The Government of Maharashtra has founded a Fellowship in her honour for young women working on women’s health.

Gopal Rao was Anandibai’s husband. He was an ardent supporter of widow remarriage and women’s education.

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Mrs. Carpenter of Roselle, was moved by Anandibai’s story. She offered to host her in the U.S.A.

In those days there were no female doctors in our country. Moreover, Anandibai had lost her infant son when she was fourteen years old. So, she decided to become a doctor.

Anandibai was suffering from tuberculosis. She stayed at her cousin’s place in Pune to receive treatment from a famous Ayurvedic specialist.

The weather in the U.S.A. took its toll on Anandibai.* She developed tuberculosis. She always suffered from high fever and cough. Her husband admitted her to the Women’s Hospital in Philadelphia. The doctors advised her to go back to India. During the voyage the ship’s doctors refused to treat a brown woman. This further deteriorated her health. On reaching India, she stayed at Pune to receive treatment from a famous Ayurvedic specialist. But he refused saying, she had crossed the boundaries of society. On February 26, 1887, Anandibai succumbed to her disease.

Gopal Rao taught his wife at the beginning. He found she was making rapid progress. He encouraged her to go for higher studies. Anandibai decided to become a doctor, because, she had lost her son and there were no women doctors in those days.Gopal Rao tried very hard and got her admitted to a University in America. He helped her to complete her medical degree.

Anandibai found it difficult to adapt herself to the conditions in America. Her room did not have a good fireplace, it discharged a lot of smoke when lit. She had to make a choice between smoke and cold. She tried to go to another place, but no one was ready to rent a place to a brown Hindu girl. She found it difficult to adjust to the changing weather. She began to have cough and high fever frequently. But, her perseverance made her face the cold winter and complete her medical course successfully.

Anandibai was married when she was only nine years old. Her husband Gopal Rao was an ardent supporter of women’s education. He taught her at the beginning. She was intelligent and made rapid progress. She lost her son to a disease when she was fourteen and decided to become a doctor.

She and her husband had to take a lot of opposition and criticism but, she had the courage to go to the U.S.A. and pursue her studies. The weather was not conducive to her. Still, she determined to face it and complete her studies. Her grit, her courage and her perseverance are the qualities that every one of us should develop.

In those days there were no women doctors in our country. Anandibai’s son died of some disease. She decided to become a doctor. She succeeded in getting a seat in a university in the U.S.A. She went alone and stayed with the Carpenters. She tried to adapt herself to the new conditions. But, she could not tolerate the cold winter. Her room did not have a good fireplace, it discharged smoke when lit. She had to live in the same room for two years because, no one was ready to rent a room to a brown Hindu girl. The cold and smoke affected her health. Her health gradually worsened. She managed to complete her medical course successfully in spite of all these obstacles.

Anandibai was a Brahmin girl. She was the first Indian v/woman to receive education abroad and to obtain a medical degree. She faced a number of obstacles, but she was able to withstand all the opposition and criticism to achieve her goal. She is an inspiration to Indian girls from all walks of life. Her hard work, determination and perseverance make us believe that in spite of hardships our dreams are achievable. Each of us has the potential to achieve whatever we wish to. Anandibai’s great qualities are worth emulating.

Anandibai went to America in June 1883 and stayed in the house of the Carpenters. The Carpenters found it odd that Anandibai did not sit down on a chair when Mr. Carpenter was in the room. Her dressing style, vegetarian diet also surprised them. Anandibai was astonished that the people there did not bathe every day.