FactoidFirst Double Nobel Winner was a Woman
Four of the five people who have received a Nobel Prize twice are men. However, the first person to do it was a woman: Marie Curie, who won the physics prize in 1903 and the chemistry prize in 1911.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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The ‘Accidental Activist’ Who Changed The Face Of Mathematics
Not only has Lenore Blum's 60-year career in mathematics and computer science been influential, but so has her advocacy for women, including a leading role in establishing the Association for Women in Mathematics.» Link to the original article