Persons&Personality (First Woman in India)

First Woman in India & Global Milestones

Person	Achievement
Prof. Uma Kanjilal	Became the first woman Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU.
Kishori Solanke	Appointed as the first woman Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India.
Sanae Takaichi	Became Japan’s first female Prime Minister.
Medha Roopam	Became the first woman District Magistrate of Noida.
Sonali Mishra	Became the first woman Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
Kirsty Coventry	Became the first female and first African president of the IOC.
Sushila Karki	Sworn in as Nepal’s first female Prime Minister.
Sabita Bhandari	Became the first woman Attorney General of Nepal.
Soraya Aghaei Hajiagha	Became the IOC’s first-ever female member from Iran and youngest current IOC member.
Saba Shawl	Appointed as the first Kashmiri woman to head Central Jail Srinagar.
Anju Rathi Rana	Became India’s first woman Law Secretary.
Sheikha Nasir Al Nuaimi	Nominated as the first-ever female head of UN Tourism.
Harmanpreet Kaur	Appointed as Punjab National Bank’s first female brand ambassador and became the player with highest international appearances in women’s cricket.
Manali Makrand Kshirsagar	Became the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Nagpur University.
Smriti Mandhana	Became the first Indian and Asian woman batter to score 4,000 runs in Women’s T20Is.
Jahnavi Dangeti	First Indian to complete NASA’s International Air and Space Program.
Anita Anand	First Hindu and first woman of Indian origin to become Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mansi Kasliwal	Became the first woman and second person of Indian origin to lead the Palomar Observatory.
Sherry Singh	Became the first Indian to win the Mrs. Universe 2025 crown.
Sonali Ghosh	First Indian to receive the Kenton R. Miller Award for Innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability.

PT Facts

Prof. Uma Kanjilal became IGNOU’s first woman Vice-Chancellor.
Kishori Solanke became the first woman ADC to the President of India.
Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female Prime Minister.
Sonali Mishra became the first woman DG of the RPF.
Kirsty Coventry became the first female and first African IOC President.
Sushila Karki became Nepal’s first female Prime Minister.
Sabita Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman Attorney General.
Anju Rathi Rana became India’s first woman Law Secretary.
Sheikha Nasir Al Nuaimi became the first female head of UN Tourism.
Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian and Asian woman batter to score 4,000 WT20I runs.
Jahnavi Dangeti completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program.
Anita Anand became Canada’s first Hindu Foreign Minister.
Sherry Singh became the first Indian to win the Mrs. Universe crown.
Sonali Ghosh became the first Indian to receive the Kenton R. Miller Award.

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