Vijaya Lakshmi was 1st female UN General Assembly Prez

Indian diplomat and politician Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was elected as the President of the eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly 63 years ago on September 15, 1953, making her the first female to hold the post. Sister of the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, she also served as India's ambassador to Moscow and Washington.