First Women In India
About first in India women
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
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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