Kadambini Ganguly

Kadambini Bose
কাদম্বিনী বসু
Born
Kadambini Bose

18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)
Died3 October 1923(1923-10-03) (aged 62)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Education
OccupationPhysician
Spouse
(m. 1883; died 1898)
Children8
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Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine along with Anandibai Joshi. Both got their degree in Western medicine in 1886. However, she was India's first practicing lady doctor, as Anandibai died soon after receiving the degree. She was India's first practicing female doctor in modern medicine. Ganguly was the first woman to gain admission to Calcutta Medical College in 1884, subsequently trained in Scotland, and established a successful medical practice in India. She was the first woman speaker in the Indian National Congress.