Indra Gandhi- First Woman Prime Minister of India
Pratibha Patil- First woman President of India
Jayanti Patnayak- First Chairperson (NCW)
Bhima Bai Holker- Freedom Fighter
Mother Teresa- First Indian woman to win aNoble Peace Prize in 1979
Kasturba Gandhi- Swadeshi Movement
Justice M. Fathima Beevi- First Female Judge
Vina Mazumdar- Founder-Director, CWDS
Durgabai Deshmukh- Member of Indian Institute Assembly
Bhakti Sharma- First Indian and First Asian to swim 1.4 miles in Antarctic Ocean
Kalpana Chawla- First Indian woman in space
Brinda Karat- First Women Member of CPI (M) and General Secretary of All India Democratic Women’s Association
Vijay Laxmi Pandit- Sister of Jawahar Lal Nehru
Bachendri Pal- First Indian woman to reach the Summit of Mount Everest
Swarnakumari Devi- Sister of Rabindranath Tagore
Sushma Swaraj- Minister of External Affairs
Fatima Beevi- Governer of Tamilnadu (1997-2001)
Zibunnisa- Daughter of Aurangzeb
Saina Nehwal- First Indian woman to become no. 1 in World Ranking
Priya Jhingan- First Indian woman to join the Indian Army
Sania Mirza- First ever Indian woman to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
Jahan Ara Begum- Daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaj Mahal
Anandibai Joshi- India’s first lady doctor
Jayanti Ghosh- UNDP Prize For Excellence In Analysis
Amartya Sen- Noble Prize Winner
Maria Montessori- Montessori Method of Education
Wangari Muta Maathai- Noble Peace Prize
Ela Bhatt- Founder, SEWA (1972)
Rupa Devi- India’s first international referee for FIFA
Vina Majumdar- Founder, CWDS
Kiran Bedi- First IPS Officer In India
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