Firsts in India(Female)

• India's first Woman President : Smt.Pratibha Patil

• India's first Woman Prime Minister : Smt.Indira Gandhi

• India's first Woman Governor : Sarojini Naidu

• India's first Woman ruler(on Delhi's throne) : Razia Sultan

• India's first Woman I.P.S. officer : Kiran Bedi

• First Woman Chief Minister of a state : Sucheta Kripalani(U.P)

• First Woman Union Minister/First Union Health Minister : Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

• First Woman President of INC : Annie Besant

• First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court : Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

• First Woman to get Ashok Chakra : Nirja Bhanot

• First Indian woman Ambassador at United Nations : Vijayalakshmi Pandit

• First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel : Arati Saha ( Gupta)

• First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize : Mother Teresa

• First Indian woman to climb the Mt. Everest : Bachendri Pal

• First Indian Woman to become 'Miss World' : Miss Reita Faria

• First Indian Woman to climb the 'Mt.Everest' twice : Santosh Yadav

• First Indian woman to become 'Miss Universe' : Sushmita Sen

• First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna : Smt. Indira Gandhi

• First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award: Ashapurna Devi

• First Indian Woman to win WTA Title : Sania Mirza

• First Indian Woman Airline Pilot : Durga Banerjee

• First Indian Woman to win a gold in Asian Games : Kamaljeet Sandhu

• First Indian Women President of I.N.Congress : Sarojini Naidu

• First Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy

• First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna: M S Subbulakshmi

• First Indian Woman to go into Space : Kalpana Chawla