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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

- Stephen Hawking

"Consistency is what transforms average into excellence."

"Difficult roads always lead to beautiful destinations."

Muthulakshmi Reddi who was born in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu on July 30, 1883, went down in history for being the first woman to work as a surgeon in a government hospital and the first female legislator in the history of British India. She attended Maharaja College, formerly an all-boys school. Despite threats of students pulling out from the school, she won a scholarship, graduated with honors, and went on to be the first female student in the Department of Surgery at Madras Medical College. This was just one of her many firsts. She also went on to become one of the first women doctors in India in 1912, and the first woman house surgeon in the Government Maternity, Madras.

Reddi also co-founded the Women's Indian Association in 1918. She was the first woman member (and vice president) of the Madras Legislative Council - making her the first female legislator in India. It was due to her efforts that she helped raise the minimum age for marriage for girls and pushed the Council to pass the Immoral Traffic Control Act, and the Devadasi system abolishment Bill.

" Follow none, but learn from everyone."

"Believing in yourself is the first secret to success."

"Education is the training for the mind to think."

"Don't decrease the goal, increase the efforts."

Your journey to success starts with a single tarts with a single step. Take that step today.

The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

Keep your eyes on the prize, and don't look back.