Cornelia Dorabuji
Deceased Q2643152

Cornelia Dorabuji

Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)

Born: November 15, 1866 (1866) · Nashik
Died: July 6, 1954 (1954) · London
Age at death: 87 years
Nationality British Raj, India, Dominion of India
Occupation writer, novelist, lawyer, barrister, folklorist
Education University of Mumbai, Somerville College
Position held women's rights activist
Gender female

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