International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March this year. On this occasion, we are going to tell you the list of the first women in India, who have contributed for the upliftment of society. Let's see the list.
Name yearand birth place
1 India's first female ruler Razia Sultan 1236 Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
2 First indian female doctor Anandibai Joshi 1886 Pune, British India
3 First Woman President of Indian National Congress Annie Besant 1917 London, UK
4 First lady barrister Cornolia Sorabji (Allahabad High Court) 1923 Nashik, Maharashtra
5 First Indian woman president of Indian National Congress Sarojini Naidu 1925 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
6 First lady legislature of state legislature Dr. S. Muttulakshmi Reddy (Madras Legislative Council) 1926 Pudukottai, Madras Presidency, India
7 First Indian Woman Airline Pilot Sarala Thakral 1936 new Delhi
8 First Woman Judicial Officer (Munsif) of the country Anna Chandy 1937 Thiruvananthapuram
9 First woman to receive Sahitya Akademi honor Amrita Pritam 1956 Gujranwala Pakistan
10 First woman mayor of a city in the country Tara Cherian 1957 Madras Presidency, British India
11 First actress to receive international award Nargis Dutt 1958 Kolkata, West Bengal
12 The first Indian woman to swim in the English Channel Aarti Saha 1959 Kolkata, West Bengal
13 First Indian woman to receive Arjuna Award Steffi D'Souza 1963 Goa
14 The first Indian woman to become Miss World Miss rita faria 1966 British Bombay (now Mumbai)
15 First woman to showcase her art in the United Nations M / s. Subbulakshmi 1966 Madurai, Madras Presidency, British India
16 First lady honored with Lenin Peace Prize Devika Rani Roerich 1969 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
17 First woman to win gold medal in Asian Games Kamaljeet Sandhu 1970 Punjab
18 The first woman to be awarded Bharatharatna Indira Gandhi 1971 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
19 First woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi 1976 Kolkata, West Bengal
20 Nobel Laureate First Lady Mother terresa 1979 West Germany (now Macedonia)
21 The first Indian to win an Oscar award Mahila Bhanu Athaiya 1983 Kolhapur, British India (now Maharashtra)
22 The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest Bachendri Pal 1984 Uttarkashi (now Uttarakhand)
23 First woman to get Ashoka Chakra Neerja Bhanot 1987 Chandigarh, Punjab
24 First Woman Judge of Supreme Court Justice Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi 1989 Pathanamthitta, Kerala
25 First Lady Chief Justice of High Court Justice Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court) 1991 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
26 First Woman Chairman of National Commission for Women Jayanti Patnaik 1992 Orissa
27 The first Indian woman to become Miss Universe Susmita Sen 1994 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
28 The first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize Arundhati Roy 1997 Shillong, Assam (present-day Meghalaya)
29 The first female musician to receive Bharat Ratna Ms subbalakshmi nineteen ninety eight Madurai, Tamil Nadu
30 The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal Karnam Malleshwari 2000 Andra Pradesh
31 The first Indian woman to win the WTA title Sania Mirza 2004 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
32 First Woman Governor of India (Uttar Pradesh) Sarojini Naidu 1947–1949 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
33 First Indian female ambassador to the United Nations Vijalakshmi pandit 1947–1949 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
34 First Woman Union Minister (Health Minister) Princess Amrita Kaur 1947–1957 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
35 First Woman Chief Minister of State (Uttar Pradesh) Sucheta Kripalani 1963–1967 Ambala, Punjab (now Haryana)
36 First woman Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi 1966–1977 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
37 India's first female IPS officer Kiran Bedi 1975 (in Delhi) Amritsar, Punjab
38 The first female actress to become the Chief Minister of any state of the country Janaki Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu) 1987 YCOM, Kerala
39 The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav 1992, 1993 Haryana
40 First woman president of India Pratibha Patil 2007-2012 Maharashtra
41 First Transgender Female Police Officer (Dharmapuri) in India K. Pritika Yashini 2017 (Dharmapuri) Tamil Nadu
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