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Dora Chatterjee

Indian physician

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About Dora Chatterjee

Dora Chatterjee was a physician.

Dora Chatterjee was the third Indian woman to graduate from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and the first woman from Punjab to earn a medical degree. She founded Denny Hospital for Women and Children in Hoshiarpur. Her mother Mary Chatterjee and her maternal grandfather the Rev. Golaknath was also active in Christian mission work. As a child, she traveled with her parents to an international missions meeting in New York in 1887.

Youngest of the five siblings, Dora Chatterjee returned to the US to study medicine at the end of the 19th century. In 1901, she graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine, making her the third Indian woman to graduate from the school and the first woman from Punjab to earn a medical degree. sometimes sharing that distinction with a Russian graduate, Olga Povitzky.

Chatterjee returned to India and established the Denny Hospital for Women and Children in Hoshiarpur. She married Rai Sahib Manghat Rai, a civil servant based in the North-West Frontier Province. And had two daughters Priobala and Leena Shielarani and two sons Edward Nirmal Mangat Rai and Charles Rajinder Mangat Rai.

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Important facts

Born
Punjab, India
Occupation
Education
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

Family & relationships

Parent
Kali Charan Chatterjee

Frequently asked questions

Who was Dora Chatterjee?

Indian physician

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Dora Chatterjee was born in Punjab, India.

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Dora Chatterjee was a physician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dora Chatterjee

· Wikidata: Q106528089

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