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Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, while the country was under Russian control. Both of her parents worked as teachers, but they lost their jobs following the birth of their fifth child, Marie. Marie was educated through high school as there was no further education available for women at that time. Consequently, she took a position as a governess. She then generously sent a portion of her salary to her older sister …

…entire gram (0.04 oz.) of pure radium chloride. In 1906, a horse-drawn carriage killed Pierre Curie. Marie took up his teaching position at the University of Paris, being the first women to do so. During World War One, she equipped ambulances with X-rays and equipment. Moreover, she was appointed head of the Radiological Service of the International Red Cross. Exposure to high radiation gave her leukemia in the late 1920s. She died on July 4, 1934, in Haute Savoie.