Firsts In India (Woman)

1) The 1st Woman Prime Minister...Indira Gandhi

2) The 1st Woman to received Bharat Ratna...Indira Gandhi

3) The 1st Woman President....Smt. Pratibha Patil

4) The 1st Woman Governor of India...Sarojini Naidu

5) The 1st Woman IPS Officer of India...Kiran Bedi

6) The 1st Woman to get Jnanpith Award...Ashapurna Devi

7) The 1st Woman to receive Nobel Prize in India....Mother Teresa

8) The 1st Indian to get Ashok Chakra...Nirja Mishra

9) The 1st Woman ruler of India...Razia Sultana

10) The 1st Indian Woman to become Miss World...Reita Faria

11) The 1st Woman Judge In Supreme Court...Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi

12) The 1st Indian to Cross English Channel...Arati Saha

13) The 1st Indian Woman to go into Space...Kalpana Chawla

14) The 1st Indian Woman to Climb The Mount Everest...Bachendri Pal

15) The 1st Indian Airline Pilot....Durga Banerjee