Cause and Effect Essay of Women Changing Roles: Madam Marie Curie

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Madam Marie Curie Madam Marie Curie changed the face of Science, by finding Radium and Polonium which opened the door to an entirely new field of research. She was brought up from a very poor family, and after helping pay for her sister to go to college to become a Doctor, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Physics while her sister, in turn, helped pay for it. She passed the exams in Mathematics and Physics with excellence. Her plan was to get a teacher’s degree then return to Poland. She met her husband, Pierre Curie, and they were married the following year, and started working in a laboratory together. Madam Curie proved that women could be more than just housewives, that women could be as smart as or smarter than men, and Madam Curie opened up an entirely new field of research. Madam Curie proved that women could be more than just housewives. She had two daughters but she also was working in the laboratory the whole time. Her daughter, Eve Curie, once said, “The idea of choosing between family life and the scientific career did not even cross Marie’s mind. She was resolved to face love, maternity, and science, all three, and to cheat none of them” (Nobel Lectures). Marie Curie was a successful woman, so if she was able to balance out love, maternity, and science, than any successful woman could as well. This caused women to want to break free of the household, and become successful in the working field even though the men in the working force didn’t seem too pleased about it. Madam Curie travelled around the world giving lectures and being recognized for her work in the scientific field. For one instance the President of the United States recognized her on behalf of the women of America. Madam Curie also made it known that women could be just as smart as or smarter than men. Madam Curie showed that women could be as smart as men. One thing she did

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