First in India
1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil
2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria
3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
4) The first woman Ambassador --Miss C.B. Muthamma
5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925)
6) The first woman Prime Minister --Mrs. Indira Gandhi
7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal
8) The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice -- Santosh Yadav
9) The first woman President of the Indian National Congress -- Mrs. Annie Besant
10) The first woman chief justice of a High Court -- Mrs. Leela Seth
11) The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force --Harita Kaur Dayal
12) The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly-- Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
13) The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State -- Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
14) The first woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission -- Roze Millian Bethew
15) The first woman Director General of Police (DGP) -- Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
16) The first woman Lieutenent General -- Puneeta Arora
17) The first woman Air Vice Marshal -- P. Bandopadhyaya
18) The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines -- Sushma Chawla
19) The first woman I.P.S. Officer -- Mrs. Kiran Bedi
20) The first and the last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi -- Razia Sultan
21) The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra -- Nirja Bhanot
22) The first woman to cross English Channel -- Aarti Saha
23) The first woman to receive Nobel Prize -- Mother Teresa
24) The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi
25) The First woman to get Ashok Chakra -- Nirja Mishra
26) The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award -- Ashapurna Devi
27) First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel -- Miss Arati Saha (now Mrs. Arati Gupta)
28) First Indian woman to win WTA Title -- Sania Mirza
29) First Indian woman Airline Pilot -- Durga Banerjee
30) First Indian woman to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games -- Kamaljeet Sandhu
31) First Indian woman to win the Booker Prize -- Arundhati Roy
32) First Indian woman to go into space -- Kalpana Chawla
33) First Indian Woman Minister of Indian Railways -- Mamata banerjee
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