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First Woman in India



First Woman in India

India's first Woman Governor Sarojini Naidu
India's first Woman ruler (on Delhi's throne) Razia Sultan
India's first Woman I.P.S. officer Kiran Bedi
First Woman Chief Minister of a state Sucheta Kripalani (U.P)
First Woman Union Minister Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
India's first Woman Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi
First Woman President of INC Annie Besant
First Woman Judge of the Suprime Court Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
First Woman to get Ashok Chakra Nirja Bhanot
First Indian Woman Ambassador at United Nations Vijayalakshmi Pandit
first Indian Woman to swim across English Channel Aarti Saha
First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize Mother Teresa (1979)
First Indian Woman to climb the Mt. Everest Bachenciri Pal
First Indian Woman to become 'Miss World' Miss Reita Faria
First Indian Woman to climb the 'Mt. Everest' twice Santosh Yadav
First Indian woman to become 'Miss Universe' Sushmita Sen
First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna Smt Indira Gandhi
First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
first Woman to win WTA Title Sania Mirza
First Indian Woman to win a Gold in Asian Games Kamaljeet Sandhu
First Indian Woman President of I. N. Congress Sarojini Naidu (1925)
First Indian Woman to wind the Booker Prize Arundhati Roy
First Woman Musician to get 'Bharat Ratna' M. S. Subbulakhshmi
First Indian Woman to go into space Kalpana Chawla
First Indian Woman Airline Pilot Durga Banerjee