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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I thought her husband took a lot of the credit at the time. Might be mistaken about that though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

At first the committee had intended to honour only Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, but a committee member and advocate for women scientists, Swedish mathematician Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler, alerted Pierre to the situation, and after his complaint, Marie's name was added to the nomination. Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

While she shared her first Nobel prize with her husband, her second was all hers. I'd argue she's much more recognizable and celebrated today than Pierre. I can't say the same when they were living but at least it's nice that we got that part right