First in India (Female)

• First Woman Prime Minister                                Indira Gandhi
• First Woman President                                        Pratibha Patil
• First Woman Noble Prize Winner                        Mother Teresa
• First Woman Miss World                                    Rita Faria
• First Woman Judge In Supreme Court                 Mira Sahib Fatima Bibi
• First Woman Governor of a State                        Sarojini Naidu
• First Woman President of INC                            Annie Besant
• First Woman President of INC (Indian)               Sarojini Naidu
• First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force                 Harita Kaur Dayal 
• First Women Graduates                                     Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu
• First Woman Honours Graduate                          Kamini Roy
• First Woman Airline Pilot                                    Durba Banerjee 
• First Woman Lawyer                                          Kamlijit Sandhu
• First Woman To Receive Jnanpith Award             Ashpurna Devi 
• First Woman To Receive Ashoka Chakra            Nirja Bhanot 
• First Woman IPS Officer                                     Kiran Bedi
• First Muslim Woman Ruler Of India                     Raziya Sutana
• First Woman Cheif Justice Of High Court            Leela Seth
• First Woman Chief Minister                                 Sucheta Kripalani 
• First Woman Olympic Medal Winner                   Karnam Malleswari
• First Woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner   Kamlijit Sandhu 
• First Woman Miss Universe                                 Sushmita Sen
• First Woman To Win Grand Slam Title                 Saniya Mirza
• First Woman Railway Minister                             Mamata Benerji
• First Woman To Cross English Channel                Aarti Saha
• First Woman Speaker Of Lok Sabha                   Meira Kumar
• First Woman To Climb Mount Everest                 Bachendri Pal
• First Woman Chess Grandmaster                        Koneru Humpy
• First Woman State Finance Minister                    Dr Upinderjit Kaur, Panjab
• First Woman Railway Driver                               Surekha Shankar Yadav
• First Woman To Win Magsasay Award               Kiran Bedi
• First Actress In Indian Cinema                            Devika Rani
• First Woman Delhi's Mayor                                Aruna Asaf Ali                    
• First Woman In Space                                        Kalpana Chawla