1) Annie Besant became the first female president of the Indian National Congress.
2) Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian born female president of the Indian National Congress
3) Indira Gandhi becomes the first woman Prime Minister of India
4) Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman President of India.
5) Meira Kumar became the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
6) Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
7) Kalpana Chawla becomes the first India-born woman to go into space.
8) Sarojini Naidu became India's first woman governor.
9) Justice M. Fathima Beevi becomes the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India.
10) Lakshmi Sahgal became the first Indian woman to run for the post of President of India.
11) Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.
12) Mother Teresa wins the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Indian female citizen to do so.
13) Kiran Bedi becomes the first female recruit to join the Indian Police Service.
14) Sucheta Kriplani became the first woman Chief Minister for any Indian state.
15) Harita Kaur Deol becomes the first Indian woman pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), on a solo flight.
16) Priya Jhingan becomes the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army (later commissioned in March 1993).
17) Suzanne RD Tata becomes the first Indian woman to drive a car.
18) Savitribai Phule became the first women teacher in India.
