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Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi ((マラーティー語:आनंदीबाई गोपाळराव जोशी)) (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was one of the first South Asian female physicians and the first Indian female physician, to be trained in the tradition of Western medicine. She was the first female of Indian origin to study and graduate with a degree in medicine in the United States. She is also believed to be the first Hindu woman to set foot on American soil. Along with Kadambini Ganguly, she was one of the first two graduates from India. ==Early life== Anandibai was born as Yamuna, in Kalyan of the Thane district in present day Maharashtra), to an orthodox and wealthy Marathi Brahmin family. Her family used to be landlords in Kalyan but lost their economic wealth. As was the practice at that time, Yamuna was married at the age of nine to Gopalrao Joshi, a widower almost twenty years her senior, due to pressure laid by her family. After marriage, her husband renamed her Anandi. Gopalrao worked as a postal clerk in Kalyan. Later, he was transferred to Alibag, and then, finally, to Calcutta (today, Kolkata). He was a progressive thinker, and supported education for women, which was not very prevalent in India at the time. It was common for Brahmins in those times to be proficient in Sanskrit. However, influenced by Lokhitawadi's ''Shat Patre'', Gopalrao regarded learning English as more pragmatic than learning Sanskrit. Noticing Anandibai's interest, he helped her receive an education and learn English. At the age of fourteen, Anandibai gave birth to a boy. But the child lived only for only ten days because the medical care necessary for his survival was unavailable. This situation proved to be a turning point in Anandibai's life, and inspired her to become a physician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anandi Gopal Joshi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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