India’s First Women to :
- Member of Parliament (M.P.) – Radhabai Subbaryan
- Become Governor – Sarojini Naidu ( from U.P. )
- Become I.P.S. – Kiran Bedi
- Become I.A.S. – Anna George
- Become Chief Minister – Sucheta Kriplani
- be awarded Ashok Chakra – Neerja Bhanot
- climb Mount Everest – Bichendri Pal
- climb Mount Everest twice – Santosh Yadav
- become Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen
- be awarded Bharat Ratna – Smt. Indira Gandhi
- win Olympic medal – Karnan Maheshwari
- win Oscar – Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design in film Gandhi (1982)
- become member of International Olympic Committee – Nita Ambani
- become actress in Hindi Cinema – Devika Rani Choudhary
- have swum across seven major seas – Bula Choudhary