BBC News published this video item, entitled “The trailblazing first woman lawmaker of India – BBC News” – below is their description.
Muthulakshmi Reddy fought patriarchy and discrimination to become India’s first woman lawmaker. She also became the first woman to study medicine in an all-male college. She set up many charitable institutes more than 100 years ago and they continue to serve people. The BBC brings her forgotten story to life in this short animated film.
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