Last Updated: 18 July 2021
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 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. | Name | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bachendri Pal | First Woman to Climb Mount Everest | 1984 |
| 2 | Sarla Thakral | First Woman to become Pilot | 1936 |
| 3 | Cornelia Sorabji | First Woman Lawyer | 1888 |
| 4 | Savitribai Phule | First Lady Teacher | ~ |
| 5 | Anna Chandy | First Female Judge | 1937 |
| 6 | Kalpana Chawla | The First Woman to go to Space | 1997 |
| 7 | Anandi Gopal Joshi | First Female Doctor | ~ |
| 8 | Kalpana Saroj | First Lady Entrepreneur | ~ |
| 9 | Reita Faria Powell | First Indian Lady to win Miss World Title | 1966 |
| 10 | Sushmita Sen | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Universe Title | 1994 |
| 11 | Nicole Faria | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Earth Title | 2010 |
| 12 | Zeenat Aman | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Asia Pacific International | 1970 |
| 13 | Himangini Singh Yadu | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Asia Pacific World | 2012 |
| 14 | Asha Bhat | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Supranational | 2014 |
| 15 | Sonal Chauhan | First Indian Lady to Win Miss Tourism | 2005 |
Table 2
| No. | Name | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asima Chatterjee | First Lady Scientist | 1944 |
| 2 | Harshini Kanhekar | First Woman Firefighter | 2006 |
| 3 | Mother Teresa | First Indian woman to win a Nobel Peace | 1979 |
| 4 | Razia Sultan | First Woman to Rule India | 1236 |
| 5 | Cornelia Sorabji | India’s First Woman Lawyer | 1897 |
| 6 | Chonira Belliappa Muthamma | First woman Indian Foreign Service (Woman Ambassador) | 1949 |
| 7 | Ashapoorna Devi | First Lady to Receive Jnanpith Award | 1976 |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | First Woman to Receive Bharat Ratna | 1971 |
| 9 | Pratibha Devisingh Patil | First Woman President of India | 2007 |
| 10 | Indira Gandhi | First Woman Prime Minister of India | 1966 |
| 11 | Aarti Saha | First Woman to Cross English Channel | 1959 |
| 12 | P. T. Usha | First Indian Woman to reach the Olympic final (400m Hurdles) | 1984 |
| 13 | Nargis Dutt | First Woman Actress to be a member of Rajya Sabha | 1980 |
| 14 | Sapper Shanti Tigga | First Female Jawan in the Indian Army | 2011 |
| 15 | Sucheta Kadethankar | First Person to have walked across the Gobi desert (1600 km) | 2011 |
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Table 3
| No. | Name | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarojini Naidu | First Woman Governor in India | 1947 |
| 2 | Santosh Yadav | First Woman to climb Mt. Everest Twice | 1992 1993 |
| 3 | Neerja Bhanot | First Lady to Receive Ashoka Chakra | 1987 |
| 4 | Kiran Bedi | First Woman Indian Police Service Officer (IPS) | 1975 |
| 5 | Padma Bandopadhyay | First Woman Air-Marshal | 2002 |
| 6 | Leila Seth | First Woman Chief Justice of High Court | 1991 |
| 7 | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | First Woman President of the United Nations General Assembly | 1953 |
| 8 | Punita Arora | First Woman Lieutenant General | 2004 |
| 9 | Sushma Chawla | First Woman Chairperson of Indian Airlines | 1996 |
| 10 | Annie Besant | First Lady President of the Indian National Congress | 1917 |
| 11 | Kadambini Ganguly | First Women to Graduate | 1883 |
| 12 | Chandramukhi Basu | First Women to Graduate | 1883 |
| 13 | Surekha Yadav | First Woman Pilot of Locomotive engine (Train Driver) | 1988 |
| 14 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | First Female Chairperson of State Bank of India | 2013 |
| 15 | Homai Vyarawalla | India’s First Female Photojournalist | 1913 |
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Table 4
| No. | Name | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya | India’s First Woman Director General of Police (D.G.P.) | 1973 |
| 2 | Harita Kaur Deol | First Woman Pilot to Fly Solo | 1993 |
| 3 | Sucheta Kripalani | First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian state | 1963 |
| 4 | Amrit Kaur | First Health Minister of India | 1947 |
| 5 | Meira Kumar | First Lady Speaker of Lok Sabha | 2009 |
| 6 | Violet Alva | First Lady Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha | 1962 |
| 7 | Shanno Devi | India’s First Woman Speaker of a State Assembly | 1966 |
| 8 | Karnam Malleswari | First Lady to Receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (Weightlifting) | 1999 |
| 9 | V. S. Ramadevi | First Lady Chief Election Commissioner | 1990 |
| 10 | Roze Millian Bethew | First Woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | 1992 |
| 11 | Vankadarath Saritha | First Female Bus driver at Delhi Transport Corporation | 2015 |
| 12 | Nirmala Sitharaman | India’s First Woman full-time Finance Minister | 2019 |
| 13 | Indira Gandhi | First Woman Defence Minister | 1975 |
| 14 | Saina Nehwal | First Indian Woman to Win a Medal in Badminton at Olympics | 2012 |
| 15 | Priyanka N. | First Female Metro Pilot | 2011 |
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Table 5
| No. | Name | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arundhati Roy | First Woman to Receive Booker Prize | 1997 |
| 2 | Prem Mathur | First Indian Woman Commercial pilot to fly a Domestic Airline | 1947 |
| 3 | Durba Banerjee | First Indian woman Commercial Pilot of Indian Airlines (now Air India) | 1956 |
| 4 | Shiny Abraham | First Female to Qualify for Olympics | 1984 |
| 5 | Kadambini Ganguly | First Indian Female Physician and Surgeon | ~ |
| 6 | Mary Kom | First Indian Female Boxer to Win an Olympic Medal | 2014 |
| 7 | Hima Das | First Indian athlete to win a Gold Medal in an International U20 Championships | 2018 |
| 8 | Omana Kunjamma | First Indian Woman Magistrate | ~ |
| 9 | Fatma Begum | First Female Film Director and Producer of Indian Cinema | ~ |
| 10 | Asima Chatterjee | First Lady Doctorate of Science | 1944 |
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