Government



First woman chief minister of a state in India
Sucheta Kripalini, Uttar Pradesh (1963-67)

First woman governor of a state in India
Srojini Naidu, united provinces (UP) (1947-49)

First woman speaker of the US house of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi (2007)

First woman deputy chairman of Indian Rajya Sabha
Violet Alva (1962-69)

First woman prime minister of Turkey
Tansu Ciller (1993 Jun 14)


Woman prime minister of Britain
Margaret Thatcher (1979 May o4)

First woman member of a US presidential cabinet
Frances Perkins, Secretary of labour under Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1933)