1. Marie Curie
By Danielle Boyd

2. When and Where Marie Curie was Born
Marie Curie was born on November 17, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland.
She died on July 4,1934 in Sancellemoz, France
Marie Curie died of pernicious anemia, a most likely effect of working with radioactivity.

3. Marie Curie was known as
Marie Curie was a physicist
Marie Curie was known as:
The first famous woman scientist in the modern world
The first woman awarded a Ph.D. in research science in Europe, first woman in Sorbonne
Discovered and isolated polonium and radium, and established the nature of radiation and beta rays

4. Where she went school/where she worked
Marie Curie was mostly tutored when she was younger
She worked at the School of Physics and Chemistry at the University of Paris Read more: Marie Curie Biography - life, family, children, wife, school, mother, young, book, information, born, husband

5. Her family life
Marie Curie got married to Pierre Curie in And had three girls Their first child, Irene, was born in 1897, in 1903 Marie and Pierre lost their second child, born prematurely, then their third daughter, Eve, was born.
Then her husband Pierre Curie died in 1906 by a horse-drawn carriage in Paris and Marie Curie became a widow.

6. What happened in history while Marie Curie was living/ who influenced Marie Curie
Inspired by work on radioactivity in uranium by Henri Becquerel . Marie Curie began research on other elements.
World War I (1914–18)
In the 19th Century, there were two uprisings against the Russian masters, the second one launched five years before Manya's birth. During that revolution, thousands were killed, 10,000 Poles were sent to Siberia, and a minority grouping escaped to Paris.

7. Sources http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mariecurie/p/marie_curie.htm

8. Photo sources http://www.notablebiographies.com/Co-Da/Curie-Marie.html