Who was the world’s first woman cosmonaut?

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut in the world. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. Out of more than four hundred applicants and then out of five finalists, she was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on the 16th of June 1963 and became the first woman to fly in space. This also made her the first civilian in space.