20 Indian women who were the 'firsts' in their field - Mother Teresa, who established- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Mother Teresa, who established many Missionaries of Charity, became the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was born in Skopje but spent most of her life in India.

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Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India and served from 1966 to 1977. She also became the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna.

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Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin, who ventured into space in 1997.

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Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who was born in 1934, is the only woman to have held the office of President of India.

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Sarla Thakral, who got the license for flying aircrafts in the age of just 21, was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft.

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