The first Speaker of Indian Parliament was Mr. G V Mavalankar.
The first woman Speaker of Indian Parliament is Lok Sabha Speaker Ms. Meira Kumar. [since 3rd June 2009]
On 12 March 1921 Mrs Edith Cowan became the first women to be elected to federal parliament in Australia. She was sixty years old.
1929First woman elected toQueensland Parliament(Irene Longman -Progressive Nationalist:Bulimba).
1929First woman elected toQueensland Parliament(Irene Longman -Progressive Nationalist:Bulimba).
Iriaka ratana in 1949
The first woman to be elected to the Parliament of Canada was Agnes McPahil. She stayed in Parliament for 19 years, she was the only woman in the House of Commons, she was one of the famous five, which helped appoint a woman senator, and fought for suffrage for women. Mackenzie King offered her a position in his cabinet to join his political party.
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Edith Cowan, elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1921.
The name of the lady is Edith Cowan - the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
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 woman to be elected to parliament in the Bahamas was Janet Bostwick. She achieved this milestone in 1977 when she won a seat in the House of Assembly. Bostwick's election marked a significant step forward for women's representation in Bahamian politics. She went on to have a notable political career, advocating for various social issues.