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Madame Marie Curie famously won two Nobel Prizes, but many other women have also been awarded the prize, too. Here are their stories.
Selma Lagerlof
Selma Lagerlof was a Swedish author and teacher. She published her first novel, Gosta Berling’s Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first female to be granted membership in the Swedish Academy.
Gerty Theresa Cori
Gerty and her husband, Carl Cori, met in Prague and lived in Austria before immigrating to the United States in 1922, where the two medical doctors worked together at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York. In 1947, Gerty and Carl were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, making Gerty Cori the first woman to hold the honor.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
In 1942, Maria Goeppert-Mayer joined the Manhattan Project. From there, she moved on to Los Alamos National Laboratory, then to Argonne National Laboratory, where Goeppert-Mayer developed the nuclear shell model. For this, she shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics with J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Paul Wigner.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin’s mother encouraged her love of science as a child, and at age 18, she began studying chemistry at a women-only Oxford college. Her work on m apping vitamin B12 earned her the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
21. What is Selma Lagerlof noted for in history?
A. Her books. B. Her medicine. C. Her political works. D. Her teaching skills.
22. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
A. Selma Lagerlof B. Gerty Theresa Cori.
B. Maria Goeppert-Mayer D. Dorothy Growfoot Hodgkin
23. When did Dorothy Growfoot Hodgkin win her the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A. In 1922. B. In 1942. C. In 1963. D. In 1964.
