100 years ago, on 23 September 1924, the erstwhile princely state of #Travancore made history for breaking social barriers by placing a woman in a position of legislative power for the first time in #India.

Dileep V Kumar writes on #MaryPoonenLukose

https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/celebrating-dr-mary-poonen-lukose-her-many-firsts-and-a-100-year-old-legacy/

Celebrating Dr Mary Poonen Lukose, India’s first woman legislator and her 100-year-old legacy

Dr Mary Poonen Lukose was the first Malayali woman to become a doctor and the first woman in the world to become Surgeon General.

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