| FIRST IN INDIA (FEMALE) |
NAME OF PERSON |
| First woman Prime Minister |
Indira Gandhi |
| First woman Minister in Government |
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| First woman judge in Supreme Court |
Fathima Beevi |
| First woman Cheif Justice of High Court |
Leela Seth |
| First woman Lawyer to appear before a High Court in India and first to preside over the Rajya Sabha f |
Violet Alva |
| First woman President of United Nations General Assembly |
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit |
| First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State |
Sucheta Kripalani |
| First woman Governor of a State in free India |
Sarojini Naidu |
| First woman IPS Officer |
Kiran Bedi |
| First woman President of Indian National Congress |
Annie Besant |
| First woman Judge |
Anna Chandy |
| First woman Honors Graduate |
Kamini Roy |
| First woman to receive the Nobel Prize |
Mother Teresa |
| First woman to receive Bharat Ratna |
Indira Gandhi |
| First woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra |
Nirja Bhanot |
| First woman Olympic Medal Winner |
Karnam Malleswari |
| First woman to climb Mount Everest |
Bachhendri Pal |
| First woman to climb Mount Everest twice |
Santosh Yadav |
| First woman to cross English Channel |
Aarti Saha |
| First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha |
Meira Kumar (2009) |
| First woman to win Wimbledon from India |
Sania Mirza |
| First woman to go in space |
Kalpana Chawla |
| First woman to win Silver in Olympics |
PV Sindhu |
| First woman wrestler to win Olympic Medal |
Sakshi Malik |
| First woman President |
Pratibha Pati |
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