Indian women have had a lasting impact in the field of science, influencing history and fostering national pride. These amazing leaders have broken through gender stereotypes and made substantial contributions to a variety of scientific disciplines. 

Here are the amazing journeys of seven women, which make India proud on the international scene and demonstrate their determination, intellect, and priceless influence on the scientific environment.

1. Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi: 
The first female physician from India, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi is also the first woman to earn a two-year degree in Western medicine from an American university. She attended the first women's medical program in the world, the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, which opened its doors in 1886.

2. Asima Chatterjee: 
Asima Chatterjee is an organic chemist with international recognition in a variety of sectors for her work on vinca alkaloids, which are extracted from periwinkle and are known to have anti-cancer properties. She was the first to propose the stereo configuration of sarpagine and studied the chemistry of nearly all major forms of indole alkaloids. 

3. Janaki Ammal:
Ammal was the first Indian scientist to get the 1977 Padma Shri Award. In the early 1900s, Ammal made a surprising choice to become a botanist.  In cytogenetics, a branch of genetics that examines the geographic distribution of plant species, she focused her scientific research on the connection between chromosomes and cell behavior.

4. Kamala Sohonie:
As the first female PhD recipient in a scientific subject from India, Sohonie made history. She was Prof. CV Raman's (the then-director of IISc's) first female student. She found that the enzyme "cytochrome C," which is involved in the oxidation of all plant cells, is present in every cell of plant tissue.

5.Chandrima Shaha:
Chandrima Shaha, a biologist, is the Indian National Science Academy's (INSA's) first female president. She has written more than 80 academic publications and specializes in cell biology. Her research on the leishmania parasite, which causes black fever, or kala-azar, was extensive. 

6. Tessy Thomas:
Tessy Thomas, who formerly oversaw the Agni-IV missile project at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), is currently the Director General of Aeronautical Systems. Held in high regard as India's "Missile Woman," she is the first female scientist to lead a missile project in the nation's history. 

7. Ritu Karidhal:
As Mission Director of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, Ritu Karidhal oversaw one of India's most ambitious lunar initiatives. She was in charge of carrying out the onward autonomous system of the ship, which ran the satellite's operations on its own in orbit. 

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