The first lady to become Miss World —
—-Rita Faria
The first woman judge in Supreme Court
—-Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
The first woman Ambassador
—-Miss C.B. Muthamma
The first woman Governor of a state in free India —
—-Mrs Sarojini Naidu
The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly –
—-Shanno Devi
The first woman Prime Minister–
—-Mrs Indira Gandhi
The first woman Minister in a Government-
—-Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
The first woman to climb Mount Everest –
—-Bachhendri Pal
The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice —
—-Santosh Yadav
The first woman President of Indian National Congress-
—- Mrs Annie Besant
The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force –
—-Harita Kaur Dayal
The first woman Graduates-
—- Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
The first woman Airline Pilot-
—-Durga Banerjee
The first woman Honours Graduate-
—-Kamini Roy, 1886
The first woman Olympic medal Winner-
—-Karnam Malleswari, 2000
The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner –
—-Kamlijit Sandhu
The first woman Lawyer –
—-Cornelia Sorabjee
The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly
—-Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State
—-Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
—-Roze Millian Bethew
The first woman Director General of Police-
–Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
The first woman Judge
—Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court
—-Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)
The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India
—-Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
The first woman Lieutenant General –
—-Puneeta Arora
The first woman Air Vice Marshal
—-P. Bandopadhyaya
The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines –
—-Sushma Chawla
The first woman IPS officer –
—-Mrs. Kiran Bedi
The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India –
—-Razia Sultan
The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra-
—- Nirja Bhanot
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award –
—-Ashapurna Devi
The first woman to cross English Channel
—-Aarti Saha
The first woman to receive Nobel Prize
— Mother Teresa
The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna
—Mrs Indira Gandhi
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award
— Ashpurna Devi
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