Bronislawa Skłodowska: Marie Curie’s First Science Teacher
A school headmistress forced to abandon her career, Bronislawa created an intellectually rich home despite financial struggles. She taught Marie to read in both Polish and Russian while insisting on education for her daughters when formal schooling for girls was limited. Bronislawa died from tuberculosis when Marie was only ten. Her academic foundation propelled Marie toward becoming the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
