First In India (FEMALE)

1. The first lady to become Miss World : Rita Faria

2. The first woman to become Speaker of a state assembly : Srimati Sanno Devi

3. The first lady judge in Supreme Court : Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

4. The first woman Ambassador : Miss. C. B. Muthamma

5. The first woman Governor of a state : Mrs. Sarojini Devi

6. The first woman Prime Minister : Mrs. Indira Gandhi

7. The first woman to climb Mount Everest : Bachhendri Pal

8. The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice : Santosh Yadav

9. The first woman President of Indian National Congress : Mrs. Annie Besant

10. The first woman chief justice of a High Court : Mrs. Leela Seth

11. The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force : Harita Kaur Dayal

12. The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly :

Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

13. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state : Mrs. Suchita Kripalani

14. The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission :

Roze Million Bethew

15. The first woman I.P.S. officer : Mrs. Kiran Bedi

16. The first woman ruler : Razia Sultan

17. The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra : Nirja Mishra

18. The first woman to cross English Channel : Aarti Saha

19. The first woman to receive Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa

20. The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna : Mrs. Indira Gandhi

21. The first woman to receive Gyanpith Award : Ashapurna Devi

22.The first woman President of India : Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

23. The first woman to receive Dada Saheb Phalke Award : Devika Rani

24. The first woman to become mayor : Tara Cherian

25. The first woman musician to be honoured with Magsaysay Award : M. S. Subbulakshmi