Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886-1968)
- August 5, 2020
Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy defied her mother’s wishes, which was to get her married off at a young age, and got educated instead. She was the first woman to get admission to Maharaja College, despite opposition from society at large. She then joined Madras Medical College, where she was the first female student in the department of surgery. She graduated in 1912, becoming the first woman medical graduate in India. In 1927, she even became the first female Indian member of a Legislative Council in British India. She was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant. In fact, in 1930, she resigned from the Legislative Council in protest of Gandhi’s arrest after the Salt March.
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