Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1867, Marie Curie grew up in a world where science was strictly a man’s domain. That didn’t stop her from getting an education from an illegal university; making ...

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the award twice. Marie’s efforts, with help from husband Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of polonium and radium ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. And she does it well. The Marie Curie in Radioactive, played by Rosamund ...

Sometimes I’m glad I’m old(ish) and have made it up the career ladder. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a young woman trying to become established today. Not only are they likely to be ...

The life of Marie Curie was better than fiction. She was brilliant, driven and difficult; a scientist of the first rank; a mother; a young widow; a scorned woman in love with a married man; and a ...

This concise look at the life of one of the most famous female scientist gives readers insight into her struggle with the demands of family and the social responsibility associated with her ...