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The Ruskin House System
Curie House
Marie Curie was a Polish born scientist famous for her work in radioactivity and a twice winner of a Noble Prize. Marie Curie was the first women to win a Nobel Prize and the only women to have won in two categories. Marie Curie’s parent had to send her to university in secret as girls were not allowed to go to university in Poland at this time. Marie Curie was the first women to become a Professor at the University of Paris and helped significantly improve care for people during World War One by helping put x-ray machines in ambulances.
The Ruskin House System
Curie House
Marie Curie was a Polish born scientist famous for her work in radioactivity and a twice winner of a Noble Prize. Marie Curie was the first women to win a Nobel Prize and the only women to have won in two categories. Marie Curie’s parent had to send her to university in secret as girls were not allowed to go to university in Poland at this time. Marie Curie was the first women to become a Professor at the University of Paris and helped significantly improve care for people during World War One by helping put x-ray machines in ambulances.
She proved society wrong in a time when women were not treated equal to men and when people thought women weren’t clever enough to be scientists
She discovered
radioactivity
She lived in the
over 100 years ago
The Curie House Charity
Each House with the Ruskin House System champions a charity. The Curie House supports Macmillan Cancer Support. To find out more about the work this charity does, click the clink below.
