- First Women’s University➖Maharshi Karve starts SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916.
- First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post➖Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Pre-Independence)
- First Woman to hold a Union Foreign Minister’s post➖Sushma Swaraj(2014)
- First Woman youngest minister of a state➖Sushma Swaraj (She became the cabinet minister of Haryana when she was only 25 yrs old)
- First Woman governor of Independent India➖Sarojini Naidu, in charge of United Provinces
- First Woman president of UN General Assembly➖Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
- First Woman Prime Minister of India➖Indira Gandhi (1966)
- First Woman IPS Officer of India➖Kiran Bedi (1972)
- First Woman to win Nobel Peace Prize➖Mother Teresa (1979)
- First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest➖Bachendri Pal (1984)
- First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize➖Arundhati Roy (1997)
- First Woman President➖ Pratibha Patil (2007)
- First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha➖ Meera Kumar (2009)
- First Indian Woman to become “Miss World”➖ Rita Faria
- First Woman judge in Supreme Court➖ Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
- First Woman Ambassador➖ Miss C. B. Muthamma
- First Woman to climb Mount Everest twice➖ Santosh Yadav
- First Woman President of the Indian National Congress➖ Mrs. Annie Besant
- First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State➖ Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
- First Woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission➖Roze Millian Bethew
- First Woman Director General of Police (DGP)➖ Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
- First Woman Lieutenant General➖ Puneeta Arora
- First Woman Air Vice Marshal➖P. Bandopadhyay
- First Woman chairperson of Indian Airlines➖Sushama Chawala
- First & Last Muslim Woman ruler of Delhi➖Razia Sultana
- First Woman to receive Ashoka Chakra➖Niraja Bhanot
- First Woman to cross English Channel➖Arati Saha
- First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna➖Indira Gandhi
- First Woman to receive Gyanpith Award➖Ashapurna Devi
- First Woman Headmistress in school➖Savitribai Phule
- First Indian woman who reached Antarctica➖Mahel Musa
- First Indian woman who become an individual member of International Olympic Committee➖Nita Ambani (2016)
- First Indian woman mountaineer to scale the seven continental peaks➖Premlata Agrawal
- First woman amputee to scale Everest➖Arunima Sinha
- First twins ever to conquer Mount Everest➖Tashi and Nancy Malik
- First Indian woman scientist selected as fellow in London’s Royal Society➖Gagandeep Kang
- First women defense Minister of India (full time)➖Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
- First woman Finance Minister of India➖Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
- First woman Chief Minister of Delhi➖Smt. Sushma Swaraj
- First Visually Impaired Women IAS Officer➖Pranjal Patil
- First woman DIG in Indian Coast Guard➖Nupur Kulshrestha
- First woman Chief Election Commissioner of India➖Smt V. S. Rama Devi(26 November 1990-11 December 1990)
- First woman Cabinet Minister of India➖Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (Post-Independence), She became the Cabinet Minister for Health during the first Lok Sabha (1952-57).
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