If you’ve been on Google today, you’ve noticed that the doodle honours an Indian, Rukhmabai. One of the first practicing female doctors in British India, she was also at the heart of the legal case that put in place the landmark Age of Consent Act of 1891.
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Who Is Rukhmabai, the Woman in Today’s Google Doodle?
Rukhmabai was at the heart of the legal case that put in place the landmark Age of Consent Act of 1891.
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