This document discusses International Women's Day which is celebrated annually on March 8th. It provides the theme of Women's Day 2021 which is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." Several famous Indian women are then mentioned including Pratibha Patil who was India's first woman president, Kalpana Chawla who was the first Indian-American woman in space, and Susmita Sen who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe. The document concludes by toasting to women and their accomplishments.

1. HAPPY WOMEN’S
DAY-2021
#CHOOSE-TO-CHALLENGE
DIPLOMA CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT

4. THEME FOR WOMEN’S DAY-
2021
• Women in leadership:
Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world

5. HISTORY OF WOMEN’S DAY
• It was just orally declared in august 1910, that on 8th march we
will celebrate women’s day in international women’s
conference
• The International Women’s Day falls on March 8 every year.
This day is celebrated to acknowledge the economic, political,
social and cultural achievements of women from all walks of
life. The day is celebrated globally, highlighting the struggles
and achievements of women. Women across the globe come
together on this day to rally for gender parity and highlight the
role of women in bringing out important changes.

6. HISTORY OF WOMEN’S DAY
• In America in last week of Feb the women’s day was
celebrated.
• On 8th march 1914 the 1st women’s day was celebrated.

7. #QUIZ-TIME

8. Q.1 WOMENS DAY
CELEBRATED ON???

9. 8TH MARCH

10. GUESS WHO ????

12. • She became active in Indian nationalist
movement and was imprisoned three times by
British authorities in India.
She was the first women and INDIAN
president of un general assembly

13. VIJYA LAXMI NEHRU PANDIT

14. GUESS WHO ????

15. • Another glass ceiling was broken in the Indian Army with a
mother of two becoming the first woman jawan .
Outperforming her male counterparts in the physical tests,
• 35-year-old Sapper joined the 1969
• Railway Engineer Regiment of Territorial Army in October
2011.

16. GUESS WHO???

17. SHANTI TIGGA

18. GUESS WHO ????

19. • She became the country’s first woman President.
• Prior to this she was also the first woman governor of
Rajasthan from 2004-2007.
• What is noteworthy is that she has never lost an election that
she has contested.

21. PRATIBHA PATIL

22. GUESS WHO ????

23. • She is a famous cricket star, a left hand batsman and a right
arm medium pace bowler.
• who played for India from 2005-2009
• She is the first woman cricketer to play in Six world cup
tournaments.
• She participated in reality show- The Fear Factor- Khatron
Ke Khiladi Season 4

25. ANJUM CHOPRA

26. GUESS WHO ????

27. • First India-born woman to enter space in 1997,
• life ended tragically when while returning from her second
mission for 16-days, her space shuttle Columbia disintegrated
and killed the 41 year old astronaut.

28. KALPANA CHAWLA

29. GUESS WHO ????

30. • The first woman judge of the Supreme Court,
• Was also the first one to be appointed as a judge of the apex
court in the whole of Asia.
• It is an achievement for an Indian woman and a feat indeed for
a Muslim woman during 1989.
• Her accomplishment lay in the fact that she facilitated the
entry of other women in the apex court.

31. Fathima Beevi

33. • In 1994, for the first time, an Indian beauty won the Miss
Universe crown.
• The answer to the question of the final round made her
immensely popular among people.
• When asked “What was the essence of being a woman?”, the
charming 18-year-old replied, “The origin of a child was a
woman.
• A woman teaches a man what caring….is all about…”. This
won her the much sought after crown

34. SUSMITA SEN

36. 1. International Women’s Day A gift for the women in my life
2. Here’s to the Woman ...who knows where she's going and will keep on until
she gets there; who knows not only what she wants from life but what she has
to offer in return...
3. Here’s to the Woman who is loyal to family and friends, who expects no
more from others than she is willing to give;
4. Here’s to the Woman who guides and inspires not by quoting
others philosophies but by living her own good example; who accepts both victories
and disappointments with the same
grace, and who can rise above life's challenges and move on...

37. 5. Here’s to the Woman who gives the gifts of her
thoughtfulness, who shows her caring with a word of support, her
understanding with a smile; a woman who brings joy to others
just by being herself..
6. Here’s to the Woman …a Mother, a Sister, a Daughter, a
Wife, a friend……..
7. A Big Thank you to all the women in my life – I wouldn't be
me without you all.