Rukhmabai bhikaji

Behramji Merwanji Malabari was a Parsi poet and journalist who advocated for the rights of Indian women for most of his life, especially in the case of Rukhmabai. His efforts led to the passage of the Age of Consent Act, 1891.

In the 1880s, at a time when Indian women hardly had any rights to speak of, a gutsy and determined woman did the impossible. Not only did Rukhmabai fight an iconic case that defied child marriage, she went on to become India's first practicing lady doctor.