First in India (Female) | |
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First Woman to be the Chairperson of Indian National Congress | Sarojini Naidu (1925) |
First Woman to climb the Everest | Bachendri Pal (1984) |
First Woman Cabinet Minister | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1947) |
First Woman Chairman of the UN General Assembly | Vijaya Laxmi Pandit |
Fist Woman President of India | Pratibha Devi Singh Patil |
First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar (2009) |
First Woman Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Margaret Alva (1962) |
First Woman Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
First Woman to reach Antarctica | Meher Moos (1976) |
First Woman IAS Officer | Anna Rajam George (1950) |
First Woman Chief Justice | Leela Seth (1991) |
First Woman to win the Jnanpith Award | Asha Poorna Devi (1976) |
First Woman to get Bharat Ratna | Indira Gandhi |
First Female Noble Prize Winner | Mother Teresa (1979) |
First Woman to complete Century in World Cup Cricket | Thirush Kamini |
First Actress to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha | Nargis Dutt |
First Woman Chairman of UPSC | Rose Millian Bethew (Kharbuli) |
First Woman nominated to Rajya Sabha | Rukmini Devi Arundale |
First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian state (Uttar Pradesh) | Sucheta Kripali |
First Woman Governor of an Indian State (Uttar Pradesh) | Sarojini Naidu |
First Woman Deputy Governor of RBI | K J Udeshi |
First Woman to be the Chairman of SBI | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
First Woman Speaker of State Legislative Assembly (Haryana) | Shanno Devi |
First Woman to become a high court judge | Anna Chandy |
First Woman Judge of Supreme Court | M. Fathima Beevi |
First Woman to win a medal in Olympics (Weightlifting) | Karnam Malleshwari |
First Woman to go into space | Kalpana Chawla |
First Indian to to become Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen (1994) |
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