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Prelims level: Mary Poonen Lukose and her contributions
Why in the News?
100 years ago, on September 23, 1924, Mary Poonen Lukose became the first woman to join a legislative council in an Indian princely state, entering the Travancore Legislative Council.
Who Was Mary Poonen Lukose?
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Records set by Mary Poonen Lukose
- First woman legislator in an Indian princely state: In 1924, she became the first woman member of the Travancore Legislative Council (a predecessor to Kerala’s Legislative Assembly).
- First woman graduate from Madras University in 1909, despite facing barriers to studying science as a woman.
- First woman Surgeon General of Travancore, and possibly the first woman Surgeon General in the world, in 1938.
- First woman to head the health department in Travancore, in 1924.
- Awarded the Padma Shri in 1975 for her contributions.
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