Lady Doctors
The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine
$48.00
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2024
Summary
At a time when medicine is a highly sought-after career for Indian women, it is hard to imagine what it was like for the pioneers. The story of how firmly they were bound in fetters of family, caste and society, and how fiercely they fought to escape, needs to be told. In Lady Doctors, Kavitha Rao unearths the extraordinary stories of six women from the 1860s to the 1930s, who defied the idea that they were unfit for medicine by virtue of their gender.
From Anandibai Joshi, who broke …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914344985 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914344987 |
| Author: | Kavitha Rao |
| Publisher: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Imprint: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 456g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 164mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Kavitha Rao
Kavitha Rao is a freelance journalist and writer. She has spoken at numerous literary fests, including The Times Lit Fest in Bengaluru, the Tata Lit Fest in Mumbai, and the Kasauli Lit Fest. She has also taught journalism at several colleges including the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media in Bangalore, Sophia College in Mumbai, and the Times College of Journalism in Mumbai.
Kavitha’s work has been published in the Guardian, the New York Times, the South China Morning Post, the National, Quartz and several others.
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