Timeline Description: Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She made many discoveries that led to what we call modern medicine. This is a timeline of her life.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 7, 1867 | Marie Curie is born Marie was born in Poland. |
| 1891 | Marie moved to Paris Marie went to Paris to study at Sorbonne. |
| 1895 | Marie gets married Marie married Pierre Curie, which was when her name became Marie Curie. |
| 1897 | Marie becomes a mother Marie's first daughter, Irene, is born. |
| 1902 | Marie works with radium Marie was hired to do some experiments. While working on them she discovered pure radium. |
| 1903 | Marie and her husband win a Nobel Prize Marie and her husband, Pierre, were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work with radioactivity. |
| 1904 | Marie moves up Marie was promoted to the chief assistant to her husband in his laboratory. |
| 1904 | Pierre becomes a teacher Pierre began teaching at Sorbonne. |
| 1906 | Marie is widowed Marie's husband, Pierre, was killed in an accident. She took his place teaching at Sorbonne and was the first woman professor there. |
| 1911 | Another Nobel Prize Marie won her second Nobel Prize, this time on her own, for her continued work in radioactivity. |
| 1914 | The x-ray is used in battle During WWI, Marie used her radioactive research materials to do "x-rays". The x-rays found bullets and other shrapnel in wounded soldiers. |
| 1922 | Marie devotes her life to medicine Marie became a member of the French Academy of Medicine. She devoted herself to using her knowledge to help people. |
| 1929 | Marie Curie visits America Marie was honored everywhere she went, and was given a gram of radium as a gift. |
| 1932 | She joins the fight against cancer Marie and her sister started a research facility to help fight cancer. It is still opened today and is called the Marie Sklodowska Curie Oncology Center. |
| 1934 | Marie Curie dies Marie got sick and died shortly after, but she will never be forgotten. Her work helped advance the medical world and save thousands of lives. |