The New Elizabethan - Marie Curie

Marie Curie 1920

Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person (and only woman) to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris. Although Marie was definatly not considered a style icon, it is not this that makes me think of her a new Elizabethan, it is that she is an iconic woman for the work that she did. Elizabeth was also well known for making England rich once again, being a woman of intelligence and also being able to conduct a war against Spain, which resulted in victory. The thing i feel connects both of these figures together the most is that they where both underestimated as women, and instead of cower like many woman would of done, both decided to carry on and show just how strong they were. Another link that i find myself looking at is there love for new discoveries, Elizabeth was reigning when the discovery of the new world was found, as Marie conducted research on radioactivity. I feel both of these women are strong characters, and both found themselves in male dominating occupations, but where still able to stand there ground and able to make history.