Dr muthulakshmi reddy biography books

Born on July 30, Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, a Padma Bhushan, was honoured with several titles of many firsts in India.

List of firsts done by Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy:

1. She was the first woman member of Madras Legislative Council.

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She was the first woman to be elected Deputy Chairperson in Madras Council.

3. She became the first president of the Women's India Association.

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Further, she got elected as the first female alderman of the Madras (now Chennai) Corporation.

5. Lastly, she was one of the first successful woman doctors in India.

Read: 22 Indian women who were the 'firsts' in their field

After the death of her cousin, who died from cancer, Muthulakshmi Reddy was motivated to work in the field of cancer and studied at Royal Cancer Hospital in the United Kingdom.

She even started a cancer Institute in Adyar.

Muthulakshmi Reddy's welfare work

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