FIRST FEMALE IN INDIA

FIRST WOMEN IN INDIA

1.     The first Female Judge of Supreme Court of India          -           Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi (1989)

2.     The first Muslim Woman who sat on the throne of Delhi   -           Razia Begum

3.     The first woman President of Indian National Congress   -           Annie Besant

4.     The first woman Air vice Marshal                                    -           P. Bandopadhyaya

5.     The first woman Airline Pilot                               -           Durga Banerjee

6.     The first woman Ambassador                             -           C.B. Muthamma

7.     The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner-          Kamaljeet Sandhu

8.     The first woman Chairman of UPSC                    -           Roze Millian Bethew

9.     The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines     -           Sushma Chawla

10.  The first woman Chief Justice of High Court       -           Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)

11.  The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State-           Sucheta Kripalani

12.  The first woman Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner -       Devika Rani Roerich (1969)

13.  The first woman Director General of Police           -           Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

14.  The first woman Doctorate of Science                   -           Asima Chatterjee (1944)

15.  The first woman Governor of a state in free India   -           Sarojini Naidu

16.  The first woman Graduates                                   -           

                                                                    Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883

17.  The first woman Honours Graduate                     -           Kamini Roy, 1886

18.  The first woman IPS officer                                -           Kiran Bedi

19.  The first woman Judge                                      -           Anna Chandy (1937)

20.  The first woman Lawyer                                     -           Cornelia Sorabjee

21.  The first woman Lieutenant General                    -           Puneeta Arora

22.  The first woman Merchant Navy Officer              -           Sonali Banerjee

23.  The first woman Minister in a Government           -           Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

24.  The first woman Olympic medal Winner              -           Karnam Malleswari, 2000

25.  The first woman Photojournalist                         -           Homi Vyarawalla (1913)

26.  The first woman Pilot in Indian Air Force             -           Harita Kaur Dayal

27.  The first woman President of India                      -           Pratibha Patil, 2007

28.  The first woman Prime Minister                           -           Indira Gandhi

29.  The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly    -           Shanno Devi

30.  The first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha         -           Meira Kumar

31.  The first woman to climb Mount Everest             -           Bachhendri Pal

32.  The first woman to cross English Channel           -           Aarti Saha

33.  The first woman to drive a car in India                 -           Suzanne RD Tata 1905

34.  The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra          -           Nirja Bhanot

35.  The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna             -           Indira Gandhi

36.  The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award         -           Ashapurna Devi

37.  The first woman to receive Nobel Prize               -           Mother Teresa

38.  The first women Railway Minister                        -           Kumari Mamata Banerjee

WOMEN in INDIA 

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