First women in the history of India

India’s First Woman Railway Driver : Surekha Shankar Yadav

India’s First Woman Tabla Maestro : Dr. Aban Mistry

India’s First Recognized Billionth : Citizen Astha

India’s First Woman Airbus Pilot : Durba Banerjee

First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha : V. S. Rama Devi

First Indian Woman To Win Magsasay Award : Kiran Bedi

First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets : Diana Eduljee

First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force : Nita Ghose

First Indian Woman To Complete Her MBBS : Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888

First Woman Cheif Engineer : P. K. Tresia Nanguli

First Indian Woman At Antarctica : Meher Moos In 1976

First Woman Foriegn Minister : Lakshmi N. Menon

First Woman Commercial Pilot : Prem Mathur Of Deccan Airways

First Woman Sahitya Award Winner : Amrita Pritam

First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress : Dr. Ashima Chatterjee

First Woman To Win WTA Tennis Tournament : Sania Mirza

First Chief Justice Of Mumbai High Court : Justice Sujaata B Manohar

First Indian Woman Advocate : Regina Guha

First Indian Woman Barrister : Cornotia Sorabji

First Woman Surgeon : Dr. Prema Mukherjee

First Woman To Get Arjun Award : N. Lumsden (1961)

First Woman Chairman Of Bank: Tarzani Vakil

First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission : Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak

First Indian Woman To Receive Asiad Gold Medal : Kamalji Sandhu

First Woman Speaker Of State Assembly : Mrs. Shano Devi

First Actress In The Indian Cinema : Devika Rani

First Woman Finger Prints Expert In India : Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal

First Woman Doordarshan News Reader : Pratima Puri

First Indian Woman To Reach In Olympic Games : Sini Abrahim

First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award : Dr. Amrita Patel

First Indian Woman IAS Officer : Anna George

First Woman President Of Student’s Union : Anju Sachdeva of Delhi University

First Woman Chairperson Of Rajya Sabha : Violet Alva In 1962

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