A list of India’s first women in every area will inspire and enable many more women to chase their dreams and succeed in the future.
First Woman/Female Person in India – List PDF
| # | Various Field | First Woman | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First (woman) Bharat Ratna Awardee of India | Indira Gandhi | 1966 |
| 2 | First Indian-origin woman astronaut | Kalpana Chawla | 2003 |
| 3 | The first woman who joined the Indian Army. | Priya Jhingan | 1992 |
| 4 | First Indian lady to win Miss Asia Pacific International | Zeenat Aman | 1970 |
| 5 | First Miss Intercontinental of India | Lara Dutta | 1997 |
| 6 | First woman Booker Prize Winner of India | Arundhati Roy | 1997 |
| 7 | First woman Chief Information Commissioner | Deepak Sadhu | 2013 |
| 8 | First woman President of the General Assembly of the United Nations | Vijayalakshmi Pandit | 1953 |
| 9 | First Women Advocate | Cornelia Sorabji | 1892 |
| 10 | First woman president of National Congress | Annie Besant | 1917 |
| 11 | First woman Chief Justice of High Court | Leela Sheth | 1930 |
| 12 | First Strait of Gibraltar winning swimmer | Aarti Pradhan | 1988 |
| 13 | First Indian Miss Earth Title winner | Nicole Faria | 2010 |
| 14 | First woman Ashoka Chakra Award recipient | Neerja Bhanot | 1952 |
| 15 | First Indian woman to reach Antarctica | Mahel Musa | 1977 |
| 16 | Twice conquers Mount Everest | Santosh Yadav | 1992 1992 |
| 17 | First woman Jnanpith award winner | Ashapurna Devi | 1976 |
| 18 | First woman Airline pilot (commercial) in India | Durba Banerjee | 1988 |
| 19 | First lady Musician Bharat Ratna winner | MS Subhalakshmi | 1998 |
| 20 | First woman Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi | 1966 |
| 21 | First woman Chief Minister of India | Sucheta Kripalani | 1963 |
| 22 | First woman Health Minister of India | Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur | 1947 |
| 23 | First woman who became the President of India | Pratibha Patil | 2007 |
| 24 | First woman who became Speaker of a State Assembly in India. | Shanno Dev | 1966 |
| 25 | First Indian woman who become English Channel- winning swimmer | Aarti Saha | 1959 |
| 26 | First Indian woman who become Everest winner | Bachendri Pal | 1984 |
| 27 | First woman IAS Officer | Anna George Malhotra | 1951 |
| 28 | First woman I. P. S Officer | Kiran Bedi | 1972 |
| 29 | First woman who become High Court Justice | Anna Chandy | 1937 |
| 30 | First woman who became Supreme Court Justice | M. Fatima Beevi | 1989 |
| 31 | First woman to win a gold medal in the Indian Army | Anjana Bhaduri | 1992 |
| 32 | First Miss Universe of India | Sushmita Sen | 1994 |
| 33 | First Miss World of India | Rita Faria | 1966 |
| 34 | First woman Nobel Prize Winner of India | Mother Teresa | 1913 |
| 35 | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Asia Pacific World | Himangini Singh Yadu | 2012 |
| 36 | First Lady Scientist of India | Asima Chatterjee | 1944 |
| 37 | First Woman to Rule India | Razia Sultan | 1236 |
| 38 | First Woman Governor in India | Sarojini Naidu | 1947 |
| 39 | First Woman Air-Marshal | Padma Bandopadhyay | 1968 |
| 40 | First Lady Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar | 1968 |
| 41 | First Woman Defence Minister | Indira Gandhi | 1975 |
| 42 | First Indian Woman to Win a Medal in Badminton at Olympics | Saina Nehwal | 2012 |
| 43 | First Lady Chief Election Commissioner | V. S. Ramadevi | 1990 |
| 44 | First Tribal woman become the president of India | Smt. Draupadi Murmu | 2022 |
| 45 | Minister of External Affairs of India | Sushma Swaraj | 2014 |
| 46 | First female Dalit Chief Minister in India | Mayawati | 1995 |
| 47 | First Indian woman to fly an aircraft | Sarla Thukral | 1936 |
| 48 | First woman Director General of Police | Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya | 2004 |
| 49 | First female Judge in India | Anna Chandy | 1959 |
| 50 | First Indian woman engineer | A Lalitha | 1943 |
| 51 | First Indian woman to earn a PhD | Kamala Sohoni | 1936 |
| 52 | First Indian woman to win an Olympic medal | Karnam Malleswari | 2000 |
NOTE: There is a contradiction between Annie Besant and Sarojini Naidu, the First Indian Woman President of the Indian National Congress (INC),
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