Unit one a Women of achievement
Unit one Women of achievement
Foreword For thousands of years the achievements of women have been largely ignored. History was written almost exclusively by men about men -men 's accomplishments, and en 's auscoverles But today, as women around the world are forging ahead in industry, politics, and the arts and sciences, it is more important than ever to look back at those who laid the groundwork for our current achievements MYKONGLONG
Foreword For thousands of years the achievements of women have been largely ignored. History was written almost exclusively by men about men - men's accomplishments, and men's discoveries. But today, as women around the world are forging ahead in industry, politics, and the arts and sciences, it is more important than ever to look back at those who laid the groundwork for our current achievements
Both in the past and at present, g women contributed to world culture in many different ways There are women writers educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others Bookmarks
Both in the past and at present, women contributed to world culture in many different ways. There are women writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others
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S he was a Polish-French chemist and physicist whose work with radioactive elements provided the fo Atomic Age. She was the first o receive a phd in science. the ure at the s rsity in ne nobel pi C d one nd became fa to rec She oT Irene inner of the Nobel prize in chemistr Marie curie Trene Joliot-Curie
She was a Polish-French chemist and physicist whose work with radioactive elements provided the foundation for the Atomic Age. She was the first women in France to receive a PhD in science, the first woman to lecture at the Sorbonne University in France. She won one Nobel Prizes in physics and one in chemistry, and became the first person to receive this prestigious award twice. She was the mother of Irene Curie, another winner of the Nobel prize in chemistry. Marie Curie Irene Joliot-Curie