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Rakhmabai Raut: The Indian child bride whose divorce Queen Victoria approved
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September 28, 2020
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1:34Now PlayingRakhmabai Raut has gone down in history as a 22-year-old who was brave enough to petition the courts for a divorce in the 19th Century.
When she finally won her freedom - in part thanks to Queen Victoria - she went on to study medicine. And she became one of India's first practicing women doctors.
Produced by Anagha Pathak
Animations by Nikita Deshpande, illustrations by Gopal Shoonya
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