Ève Curie

Madame Curie

1. IDEA 1

   A Polish girl dreamed of science

   Ève Curie tells the story of her mother, Marie Curie, born Manya Sklodowska in Warsaw. Under Russian rule, women could not attend university in Poland, so she worked as a governess and saved money to study in Paris.

2. IDEA 2

   Paris brought hard study

   Marie studied physics and mathematics in Paris while living in poverty, sometimes fainting from hunger. Her determination made her top of her class. Her years of hardship in Paris prepared her for the difficult work she did later.

3. IDEA 3

   She married Pierre Curie

   Marie met and married the physicist Pierre Curie. They shared a passion for science and worked together. Their marriage was also a working partnership, in which two scientists supported and challenged each other every day.

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