Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress ?

Explanation

## Page 33 Annie Besant was a woman of Irish origin. She remained the President of the Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, formed the Home Rule League in 1916, and became the first woman president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. In the Congress session held at Kanpur in 1925, Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian woman president of the Congress and the second woman president. From 1947 to 1949, she also served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (then called the United Provinces).