The first woman member of parliament in Ghana was Dr. Ayesha Abubakar. She was elected in 1960 during the country's first parliamentary elections following independence. Dr. Abubakar represented the Northern Region and made significant contributions to Ghana's legislative landscape, paving the way for future female politicians in the nation.
The first Speaker of Indian Parliament was Mr. G V Mavalankar.
The first Maori woman to become a New Zealand Member of Parliament was Iriaka Matiu Ratana who won the Western Maori seat for the Labour Party in 1949. The first Maori woman to win a seat in a general electorate was Sandra Lee who won Auckland Central in 1993 for the Alliance Party.
The Miss Ghana to compete in Miss Universe was Dela Tamakloe in 1991.
The first woman Speaker of Indian Parliament is Lok Sabha Speaker Ms. Meira Kumar. [since 3rd June 2009]
first women member in planning commission
Anne Hutchinson was the first woman of note or noteriety although certainly not the first female resident.
On 12 March 1921 Mrs Edith Cowan became the first women to be elected to federal parliament in Australia. She was sixty years old.
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________
1929First woman elected toQueensland Parliament(Irene Longman -Progressive Nationalist:Bulimba).
1929First woman elected toQueensland Parliament(Irene Longman -Progressive Nationalist:Bulimba).
Iriaka ratana in 1949
It was A sinn fein TD Countess markeivic she was elected after the 1916 rising but she refused to take her seat