Anandi Gopalrao Joshi was married to her husband at the tender age of 9. Her husband, Gopalrao, sent her to the United States to complete her education in medicine. She wrote a thesis named 'Obstetrics among the Aryan Hindoos.'
Arati Saha became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959. She was born in 1940 and learned to swim at the age of four. She also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics at the age of 12.
Indian Airlines hired Prem Mathur as a co-pilot in 1953 at the age of 38, becoming the first country to do so. She never feared flying a plane and never gave up on her dreams.
Harita Kaur Deol was the first woman to fly an Avro HS-748 aircraft without a co-pilot in 1994. She was a trendsetter and remains an inspiration for women in IAF.
Janaki Ammal was the first Indian woman who received a PhD in Botany. Ammal chose to study instead of getting married. She received her doctorate in 1931 in the United States.
CB Muthamma was the first woman to clear the Indian Administration Services examination in 1948. She was also the first female to join the Indian Foreign Service and the first female Indian Diplomat.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was a feminist icon, freedom activist and social reformer. She was the first female to contest the Madras provincial elections. She also contributed to boosting handlooms, handicrafts and theatre in India.
Homai Vyarawalla began her career as a photojournalist in 1938 with the Bombay Chronicles. She captured the daily life of Mumbai.
Rukmini Devi Arundale was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. She was an Indian theosophist and Bharatnatyam dancer and choreographer.