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Marie Curie was born the youngest of 5 children.
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Marie Curies mother died of 5 years of tuberculosis when Marie was 11.
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Marie couldn't go to the mens only university of Warsaw so ahe had to go to an underground school. Her and her sister wanted a degree.
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Marie came up with a deal with her sister. She would work until she earned enoguh money for both of them to go to a university where they can get a real education and get a degree. Then later on her sister would pay her back.
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She worked for five years (since 1886) as a governess and tutor.
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In 1891 Marie Curie finally got enough money to enroll in the university of Sorbonne in Paris. She was one out of two women in the science program.
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She met Perrie Curie in 1894
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She married Pierre Curie.
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Marie Curie got her degree in 1897 from the university of Sobornne.
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Irene Curie was born.
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She and Pierre had a lab to study in.
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Marie and Pierre discover a new radioactive element. It is called Polonium. They also discovered a new radioactive elment called radium.
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Marie and Pierre Curie won a nobel piece prize in physics for finding the components of radioactivity. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the nobel peace prize.
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Eve her second child was born.
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Pierre curie died in 1906 because of a horse carriage accident.
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Marie got her husbands job. She was the first female professor at the university of Sorbonne.
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Marie curie won the nobel peace prize in chemistry. She was the only woman to win a nobel peace prize in two different fields.
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Marie died because of her long exporsure to radiation she got lipemia and died.
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After Marie trained Irene, Irene also won a nobel peace prize.
