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A person who has inspired me: Marie Curie
By Nieves (Y5B, 2006-07)

Is there really a lack of role models?

I have always felt that people who put their lives in danger for others should be admired. This is the case of the Polish scientist Madame Curie. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win two Noble Prizes -- in Physics and in Chemistry. Her death was from anemia (current cancer), due to her massive exposure to radiation. Because of her life full of sacrifice and her altruistic work, she was known as the Atheist Saint.
 
Who could ask for a better model?

Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934)