1. First Indian woman who become an individual member of International Olympic Committee ---> Nita Ambani (2016)
2. First Indian woman who reached Antarctica --> Mahel Musa
3. First Woman Headmistress in school --> Savitribai Phule
4. First Woman to receive Gyanpith Award --> Ashapurna Devi
5. First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna --> Indira Gandhi
6. First Woman to cross English Channel --> Arati Saha
7. First Woman to receive Ashoka Chakra --> Niraja Bhanot
8. First &Last Muslim Woman ruler of Delhi --> Razia Sultana
9. First Woman chairperson of Indian Airlines --> Sushama Chawala
10. First Woman Air Vice Marshal --> P. Bandopadhyaya
11. First Woman Lieutenant General --> Puneeta Arora
12. First Woman Director General of Police (DGP) --> Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
13. First Woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission --> Roze Millian Bethew
14. First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State --> Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
15. First Woman President of the Indian National Congress --> Mrs. Annie Besant
16. First Woman to climb Mount Everest twice --> Santosh Yadav
17. First Woman Ambassador --> Miss C.B. Muthamma
18. First Woman judge in Supreme Court --> Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
19. First Indian Woman to become "Miss World" --> Rita Faria
20. First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha --> Meira Kumar (2009)
21. First Woman President --> Pratibha Patil (2007)
22. First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize --> Arundhati Roy (1997)
23. First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest --> Bachendri Pal (1984)
24. First Woman to win Nobel Peace Prize --> Mother Teresa (1979)
25. First Woman IPS Officer of India --> Kiran Bedi (1972)
26. First Woman Prime Minister of India --> Indira Gandhi (1966)
27. First Woman president of UN General Assembly --> Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
28. First Woman governor of Independent India --> Sarojini Naidu, in charge of United Provinces
29. First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post --> Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
30. First Women's University --> Maharshi Karve starts SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916.
