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8 First Female Engineers of India Who Led Nation to Innovations

Despite facing challenges from society, Lalitha, the only girl in college, worked hard, educated herself, and found a good job.

1. Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha

Thresia broke barriers, becoming Kerala's first female chief engineer, who oversaw the building of 35 new bridges and road projects.

2. PK Thresia

Leelamma had such great ideas at the PWD that the Maharani of Travancore encouraged other women to follow her lead.

3. Leelamma George 

Rajeshwari changed the way we think about microwave and antenna, when she was in charge of the Indian Institute of Science.

4. Rajeshwari Chatterjee

Bhagat, first woman engineers of India, shaped the architecture of the country. In 1970, she and her husband started the company to build strong bridges.

5. Shakuntala A Bhagat

A Parvathi was the principal of three different women's polytechnic colleges in Madurai, Madras (Chennai), and in Coimbatore.

6. A Parvathi Mattancheril

Ila, the only female student among 800 boys, published two books ‘Applied Mechanics Through Worked Examples’ and ‘Hydraulics Through Worked Examples.’

7. Ila Majumdar

Tessy, the Missile Woman of India, is a scientist and the Project Director of Agni-IV missile. Her contributions to missile program was vital.

8. Tessy Thoma