First Women of India

1. First woman President of Indian National Congress – Annie Besant (1917)
2. First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress – Sarojini Naidu (1925)
3. First woman Ambassador from India – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (to USSR from 1947-49)
4. First woman Governor of an Indian State – Sarojini Naidu (UP from 1947-48)
5. First woman Minister of an Indian State – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (UP)
6. First Mayor of Delhi – Aruna Asif Ali (1958)
7. First woman Central Minister – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
8. First woman Film star to be a member of Rajya Sabha – Nargis Dutt
9. First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State – Sucheta Kriplani (UP from 1963-67)
10. First woman Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi (1966-77 & 1980-84)
11. First woman Speaker of an Indian State – Shano Devi
12. First woman winner of the Bharat Ratna – Indira Ghandi (1971)
13. First woman Judge of the Supreme Court – Justice M Fatima Bevi (1989)
14. First woman Chief Justice of a High Court – Leila Seth (CJ of Himachal Pradesh 1991)
15. India’s officially recognized billionth citizen – Aastha (Born on May 11, 2000 at ND)
16. Indian Woman to reach the South Pole  --Reena Kaushal (2009)
17. Woman Speaker Lok Sabha : Ms. Meira Kumar (2009)
18. First Woman Pilot of Fighter Plane : Suman Sharma
19. First Indian Woman to win a Badminton Grand Prix : Saina Nehwal (2006)
20. Woman Commanded the annual passing out parade : Wahida Prizm (2006)
21. Woman DGP : Kanchan Chaudhury
22. Women Air Vice Marshal : P. Bandopadhyaya
23. Lady Cadet of Indian Army : Priya Jhingan
24. Woman Foreign Secretary of India : Chokila Iyer
25. Woman Pilot of IAF : Harita Deol
26. Woman to become ‘Miss World : Reeta Faria
27. Woman to Win the Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa (1979)(Indian citizen of Albanian origin)
28. Indian to win Miss Universe Title : Ms Sushmita Sen
29. Woman IPS Officer : Kiran Bedi
30. Woman to Climb the Mt. Everest: Bachendri Pal
31. Woman Prime Minister : Mrs. Indira Gandhi
32. Woman Speaker of a State Assembly : Mrs. Shanno Devi
33. Woman Airline Pilot : Durba Banerjee
34. Woman to Win an Asiad Gold : Kamaljit Sandhu
35. Woman Judge of the Supreme Court : Fathima Beevi
36. Muslim Woman to sit on the throne of Delhi : Razia Sultana
37. Indian Woman to Swim Across the English Channel : Miss Aarti Saha
38. Indian Woman to Swim Across the Strait of Gibraltar : Aarti Pradhan
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