We present to you the list of “The First Woman“ in the history of India who was the first in their field.
Indian Women have broken gender barriers and worked hard in the field of Science, Art, Law, Cinema, Politics, etc to achieve success and become champions.
They made the Indian history full of inspiration for the younger generation to learn.
List Of The First Woman In All Fields Of India
Page Contents
Table 1
No.
Role
Name
1
First Woman to Climb Mount Everest (1984)
Bachendri Pal
2
The First Woman to become Pilot (1936)
Sarla Thakral
3
First Woman Lawyer
Violet Alva
4
First Lady Teacher
Savitribai Phule
5
First Female Judge
Anna Chandy
6
The First Woman to go to Space (1997)
Kalpana Chawla
7
First Female Doctor
Anandi Gopal Joshi
8
First Lady Entrepreneur
Kalpana Saroj
9
First Indian Lady to win Miss World Title (1966)
Reita Faria Powell
10
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Universe Title (1994)
Sushmita Sen
11
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Earth Title (2010)
Nicole Faria
12
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Asia Pacific International (1970)
Zeenat Aman
13
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Asia Pacific World (2012)
Himangini Singh Yadu
14
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Supranational (2014)
Asha Bhat
15
First Indian Lady to Win Miss Tourism (2005)
Sonal Chauhan
Table 2
No.
Role
Name
1
First Lady Scientist
Asima Chatterjee
2
First Woman Firefighter
Harshini Kanhekar
3
First Indian woman to win a Nobel Peace (1979)
Mother Teresa
4
First Woman to Rule India
Razia Sultan
5
India’s First Woman Lawyer
Cornelia Sorabji
6
First woman Indian Foreign Service (Woman Ambassador)
Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
7
The First Lady to Receive Jnanpith Award (1976)
Ashapoorna Devi
8
The First Woman to Receive Bharat Ratna (1971)
Indira Gandhi
9
The First Woman President of India (2007)
Pratibha Devisingh Patil
10
The First Woman Prime Minister of India (1966)
Indira Gandhi
11
The First Woman to Cross English Channel (1959)
Aarti Saha
12
First Indian Woman to reach the Olympic final (400m Hurdles)- 1984
P. T. Usha
13
First Woman Actress to be a member of Rajya Sabha
Nargis Dutt
14
First Female Jawan in the Indian Army
Sapper Shanti Tigga
15
First Person to have walked across the Gobi desert (1600km)
