Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature, achieving this historic recognition in 1903 alongside her husband Pierre Curie for their groundbreaking research on radioactivity. Her pioneering studies laid the foundation for future advancements in physics and chemistry, and she remains a symbol of scientific excellence. Later, in 1911, she won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for her isolation of radium. Curie's contributions to science not only changed the fields she worked in but also paved the way for women in science.