The 40 First Women's of India
1. First Women to hold a Union Cabinet post (1937) → Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
2. First Women governor of Independent India → Sarojini Naidu
3. First Women Prime Minister of India → Indira Gandhi
4. First Women IPS Officer of India (1972) → Kiran Bedi
5. First Women to to win Nobel Peace Prize (1979) → Mother Teresa
6. First India Women to climb Mount Everest (1984) → Bachendri Pal
7. First India Women to win Booker Prize (1997) → Arundhati Roy
8. First Women President (2007) → Pratibha Patil
9. First Women Speaker of Lok Sabha (2009) → Meira Kumar
10. First India Women to become "Miss World"(1966) → Reita Faria
11. First India Women to become "Miss Universe"(1994) → Susmita Sen
12. First Women judge in Supreme Court (1989) → Mrs. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi
13. First Women Ambassador (1970) → Miss C.B. Muthamma
14. First Women to climb Mount Everest twice → Santosh Yadav
15. First Women President of the India National Congress(1917) → Mrs. Annie Besant
16. First Women Chief Minister of an India State(1963) → Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
17. First Women Director General of Police (DGP) → Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
18. First Women Lieutenant General → Punita Arora
19. First Women Air Vice Marshal → Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
20. First and Last Muslim Women ruler of Delhi → Razia Sultan
21. First Women to receive Ashoka Chakra → Neerja Bhanot
22. First Women to Cross English Channel → Arati Saha
23. First Women to receive Bharat Ratan → Indira Gandhi
24. First Women to receive Gyanpith Award → Ashapoorna Devi
25. First Women Headmistress in School → Savitribai Phule
26. First India Women in space (NASA Astronaut) → Kalpana Chawla
27. First Women ranked world No.1 in women's doubles Tennis and Women to win in a Wimbledon tournament → Sania Mirza
28. India's first Women Photojournalist → Homai Vyarawalla
29. First India to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics → Saina Nehwal
30. Women to win the Miss Great Britain Title (2007) → Preeti Desai
31. Women Airline Pilot (1956) → Durga Banerjee
32. Women Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD → Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
33. Women Cricketer to score a double century → Mithali Raj
34. Women to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games → Kamaljeet Sandhu
35. Women to cross seven important seas by swimming → Bula Choudhury
36. Women Chief of a High Court in India → Smt. Leila Seth
37. The first weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics → Karnam Malleshwari (Sydney. in 2000)
38. To appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India → K.J. Udeshi
39. To win a medal in World Athletic Championship → Anju Bobby George (2003)
40. First women to reach the final of an Olympic event → P.T.Usha
2. First Women governor of Independent India → Sarojini Naidu
3. First Women Prime Minister of India → Indira Gandhi
4. First Women IPS Officer of India (1972) → Kiran Bedi
5. First Women to to win Nobel Peace Prize (1979) → Mother Teresa
6. First India Women to climb Mount Everest (1984) → Bachendri Pal
7. First India Women to win Booker Prize (1997) → Arundhati Roy
8. First Women President (2007) → Pratibha Patil
9. First Women Speaker of Lok Sabha (2009) → Meira Kumar
10. First India Women to become "Miss World"(1966) → Reita Faria
11. First India Women to become "Miss Universe"(1994) → Susmita Sen
12. First Women judge in Supreme Court (1989) → Mrs. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi
13. First Women Ambassador (1970) → Miss C.B. Muthamma
14. First Women to climb Mount Everest twice → Santosh Yadav
15. First Women President of the India National Congress(1917) → Mrs. Annie Besant
16. First Women Chief Minister of an India State(1963) → Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
17. First Women Director General of Police (DGP) → Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
18. First Women Lieutenant General → Punita Arora
19. First Women Air Vice Marshal → Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
20. First and Last Muslim Women ruler of Delhi → Razia Sultan
21. First Women to receive Ashoka Chakra → Neerja Bhanot
22. First Women to Cross English Channel → Arati Saha
23. First Women to receive Bharat Ratan → Indira Gandhi
24. First Women to receive Gyanpith Award → Ashapoorna Devi
25. First Women Headmistress in School → Savitribai Phule
26. First India Women in space (NASA Astronaut) → Kalpana Chawla
27. First Women ranked world No.1 in women's doubles Tennis and Women to win in a Wimbledon tournament → Sania Mirza
28. India's first Women Photojournalist → Homai Vyarawalla
29. First India to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics → Saina Nehwal
30. Women to win the Miss Great Britain Title (2007) → Preeti Desai
31. Women Airline Pilot (1956) → Durga Banerjee
32. Women Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD → Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
33. Women Cricketer to score a double century → Mithali Raj
34. Women to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games → Kamaljeet Sandhu
35. Women to cross seven important seas by swimming → Bula Choudhury
36. Women Chief of a High Court in India → Smt. Leila Seth
37. The first weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics → Karnam Malleshwari (Sydney. in 2000)
38. To appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India → K.J. Udeshi
39. To win a medal in World Athletic Championship → Anju Bobby George (2003)
40. First women to reach the final of an Olympic event → P.T.Usha
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