A delightful article. Survivor indeed. You inspire me to write about women scientists--truly an uphill battle not only to be recognized, but even to work. I know Marie Curie gets glory today, but I did recall as I read your blog that Pierre had to advocate for her so she could share in the 1903 Nobel Prize. The irony here is, it was Marie who decided to study radioactivity. Pierre followed her lead. He was studying magnetism with his brother at the time. Not only that, when the couple went to collect their prize, only Pierre was invited to speak at the ceremony.