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Bachoobai Ardeshir Framji Moos (17 June 1850 to 30 July 1946) was an Indian educationist who was the first Parsi woman in India to establish a school for girls.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Bachoobai Moos was the only daughter of Ardeshur Framji Moos.[5][6] Her brother was Nanabhoy Ardeshir Moos who later joined the Colaba Observatory.[5] She received her early education at the Frere Fletcher School in the Fort neighbourhood of Mumbai, where she excelled in piano.[5]
In 1888 Moos founded Girton High School, then known as Miss Moos School for Girls, with five students.[5][7] One of here earliest pupils was Dossibai Patell who later became the first woman to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS).[8]
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