Letter from Marybai T. Kukde to Miss Bosworth
Letter dated November 14, 1922 by Dr. Mary Kukde, one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States. Dr. Kukde, stationed at Ranee Hospital in Trichy (Tiruchirappalli), writes about her work, monsoon season, and life in an Indian state not under British rule.
Letter from Edith M. Brown to Annie Bosworth
Letter dated August 24, 1911 from Edith M. Brown at the North India School of Medicine for Christian Women in Ludhiana, Punjab to Annie Bosworth at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. The letter informs Ms. Bosworth of student Marybai Kukde’s academic progress. Mary Kukde was one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
Brief Biography of Tugabai Kukde
A brief biography of Mary Kukde, one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States, dated April 6, 1911. The biography, written by Edith Brown, M.D., Principal of the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, states that Dr. Kukde attended the College from January 1903-March 1906 and lists the classes she took.
Letter from Mary S. Kukde
Letter dated November 30, 1920 addressed to a friend at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania from Dr. Mary Kukde, one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
Letter to Dr. Marybai Kukde
Letter dated December 9, 1920 addressed to Dr. Marybai Kukde from a classmate at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kukde, a native of Bangalore, was one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
"First Hindu Woman Here Studying Medicine Is a Brilliant Student"
Photograph in a newspaper of Premala Shahane of Maharashtra, student at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, circa 1928-29. The caption indicates that Shahane's first name is 'Pamela', though elsewhere she is identified as 'Premala'. The caption also incorrectly states that Shahane was the first "Hindu Woman" at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Letter from Kamala Cornelius
Page one of letter from Kamala Cornelius (Pennsylvania College for Women Class of 1918) reprinted in the June 1919 issue of the Alumnae Recorder. The letter includes a discussion of Cornelius' work in Madras, India and how coursework at PCW served to prepare her. The letter offers congratulations to the class of 1919 and is continued on the second page.
Letter from Kamala Cornelius Reprinted in the June 1921 Alumnae Recorder
Letter from Kamala Cornelius (Pennsylvania College for Women Class of 1918) reprinted in the June 1921 issue of the Alumnae Recorder. The letter is dated April 3, 1921 from the A.B.M. Girls' High School and addressed to the Alumnae Association of the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University).
Letter from Kamala Cornelius Reprinted in the June 1922 Alumnae Recorder
Letter from Kamala Cornelius (Pennsylvania College for Women Class of 1918) reprinted in the June 1922 issue of the Alumnae Recorder. The letter is dated April 3, 1922 and from Nellore, S. India. The letter begins with a discussion of Cornelius' return to work in Nellore and continues for three additional pages.