First in India Women

CA Ayush Agarwal (Kolkata-Pune-Mumbai) (27186 Points)

18 November 2010  

 

Field Person
The first lady to become "Miss World" Rita Faria
The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma
The first woman Governor of a State in free India Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
The first woman Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav
The first woman President of the Indian National Congress Mrs. Annie Besant
The first woman chief justice of a High Court Mrs. Leela Seth
The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal
The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

 

Field Person
The first woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission Roze Millian Bethew
The first woman Director General of Police (DGP) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
The first woman Lieutenent General Puneeta Arora
The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla
The first woman I.P.S. Officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi
The first and the last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi Razia Sultan
The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot
The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha
The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa
The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi