About the Book: The Incredible Life of Anandibai Joshee : The Girl Who Fought To
Be A Doctor
Anandi led a very diff erent life from other girls of the times. Her husband
wanted her to study and made sure she could attend school. At the age of twelve,
faced with a terrible loss, Anandi decided to become a doctor so she could help
others. And she wanted to do so by going to faraway United States.
Overcoming unimaginable odds, Anandibai made her way to Pennsylvania, at one of
the very few medical colleges worldwide to admit woman students. She faced harsh
criticism from people in