Today's Google Doodle: The untold story of first Indian female physician
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 22-11-2017
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Rukhmabai legally separated from her husband in 1888 and moved to England to study medicine. She got support from Dr. Edith Pechey of Bombay's Cama Hospital, activists, and fellow Indians in England to complete her course in the London School of Medicine for Women. She returned to India in 1894 and practised in Surat, Rajkot, and Bombay for the next 35 years. She passed away on September 25, 1955.
She was also known for her letters published in newspaper. Her pen name was A Hindu Lady. He story has inspired characters in novels and movies.