Born in Warsaw, Poland

Child of Wladislaw Sklodowska and Bronislava Sklodowska

Lived in Warsaw, Poland and Passy, France

Studied at The Sorbonne, University of Paris, University of Paris, Curie Institute, and Flying University

Overcame poverty and the indifference of the French establishment

Worked as a chemist and a physicist

Challenged by the fact that higher education was not available for girls

Personal Traits a love of science, high intelligence

Always working on understanding radioactivity

Never lazy

Best known for helping all of us understand radioactivity