Here is a list of 10 Indian women who were first in their fields and become a true motivation to the female of the coming generation.
Tessy Thomas
First woman to head a missile project.
The Missile Woman of India – Tessy Thomas broke the glass ceiling in the missile project where she became the project director in 2009 for the Agni-IV missile in DRDO and successfully tested it in 2012. Currently, she is the 5th woman to hold the position of Director General of Aeronautical Systems.
Fatima Beevi
First female supreme court judge
A judge from the Kerala High Court made history after she was appointed as the first female Supreme Court judge in 1989. Fatima Beevi also became the first Supreme Court woman judge in Asia and the first Muslim woman to create a benchmark at such a higher position in the Indian judiciary.
Kalpana Chawla
First woman to reach Space.
Becoming the first Indian woman to reach space in 1997 – Kalpana Chawla was an Indian American Astronaut.
“On one of the night passes, I dimmed the lights in the flight deck and saw the stars. When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but the solar system.” – Kalpana Chawla
Kiran Bedi
First Female IPS Officer
A retired Indian Police Officer, former Tennis Player, and Social Activist, Kiran Bedi, was the first female IPS officer who started her service in 1975 and the same year led the Delhi contingent of all-male at the Republic Day Parade.
Priya Jhingan
First Indian woman to join Indian Army.
Commissioned in the Indian Army in 1993, Lady Cadet No. 1 and Silver Medalist – Major Priya Jhingan become the first female to join the Indian Army. After completing her graduation, she wrote a letter to the Chief of Army Staff, General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, requesting to pave the way for women in the armed services.
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