FIRST INDIAN FEMALE ACHIEVERS

1). First lady to become Miss World - Rita Faria
2). First woman judge in Supreme Court - Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
2). First woman Ambassador - Miss C.B. Muthamma
3). First woman Governor of a state in free India - Mrs Sarojini Naidu
3). First woman Speaker of a State Assembly - Shanno Devi
4). First woman Prime Minister - Mrs Indira Gandhi
5). First woman Minister in a Government - Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
6). First woman to climb Mount Everest - Bachhendri Pal
7). First woman to climb Mount Everest twice - Santosh Yadav
8). First woman President of Indian National Congress - Mrs Annie Besant
9). First woman pilot in Indian Air Force - Harita Kaur Dayal
10). First woman Graduates - Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
11). First woman Airline Pilot - Durba Banerjee
12). First woman Honours Graduate - Kamini Roy, 1886
13). First woman Olympic medal Winner - Karnam Malleswari, 2000
14). First woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner - Kamlijit Sandhu
15). First woman Lawyer - Cornelia Sorabjee
16). First woman President of United Nations General Assembly - Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
17).First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State - Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
18).First woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission - Roze Millian Bethew
19).First woman Director General of Police - Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
20).First woman Judge - Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
21).First woman Cheif Justice of High Court - Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)
22).First woman Judge in Supreme Court of India - Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
23).First woman Lieutenant General - Puneeta Arora
24).First woman Air Vice Marshal - P. Bandopadhyaya
25).First woman chairperson of Indian Airlines - Sushma Chawla
26).First woman IPS officer - Mrs. Kiran Bedi
27).First and last Muslim woman ruler of India - Razia Sultan
28).First woman to receive Ashoka Chakra - Nirja Bhanot
29).First woman to receive Jnanpith Award - Ashapurna Devi
30).First woman to cross English Channel - Aarti Saha
31).First woman to receive Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa
32).First woman to receive Bharat Ratna - Mrs Indira Gandhi
33).First woman to receive Jnanpith Award - Ashpurna Devi

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