Good episode.. DT Note- Pg 31 - Page 30

Originally posted by: Cleo12345

@ bold...I agree Ann.

Let me share something that made me feel better. A friend forwarded an FB post on three female medical students who destroyed gender norms more than century ago. One of them...an indian woman we should all be proud of Anandibai Joshi. In 1885 when women in America did not hv the right to vote, she graduated from Women's medical college of Pennsylvania. Will copy a few sentences ' on paper, Joshi's life seems hugely regressive but in reality it was anything but. She was married off at age 9 to a 20 yr old man. Unusually, he believed fervently that she should be educated and took her lessons on himself. What impelled Joshi to persue medicine was the death of her 10day old baby...she was just 14 at that time'. The writer points out that medical care for women in those days was simply unavailable. 'They were not wealthy enough to actually travel to the US and attend medical school. They tried finding a backer...turned down an offer from a wealthy Christian missionary who promised funds only if they converted from Hinduism to Christianity...finally Theodica Carpenter, a wealthy American woman stepped in after she read about the couple in a local newspaper.'

I loved the post. I hv so much respect for her...even more for her 1800's indian husband. He went all out to help her get an education. There is a copy of the original letter that she wrote to the medical school where she explains how she plans to sponsor her education...she writes that she has seventy dollars with her and her husband will send her thirty dollars each month... The purpose she wrote was ' to render to my poor suffering country women country women the true medical aid they so sadly stand in need of and which they would rather die than accept at the hands of a male physician'...her handwriting is beautiful and the words ooze sincerity. Unfortunately, this first licensed female physician from India died not too long after graduating...at age 21 of tuberculosis. But she is a great example of progressive Indian women from the nineteenth century.

Originally posted by: hinz

Hi

The DT has reviewed the thread and found no violations as such for which it was repeatedly reported ...Here's an important reminder that positive criticism of both Akbar and Jodha is allowed and is the crux of most discussions as long as it doesnt cross the line over to bashing/mocking or name calling. And reporting a thread multiple times will do no good as its clearly stated in the IF guidelines that we DT are not here to baby sit or be on call for baseless reporting to one-up the competition.We will attend only if its a valid violation and members who resort to invalid and unnecessary reporting will have to face severe penalties. So, kindly be responsible while reporting and just as a general note to all members, please avoid chances of your posts getting reported.

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