Marie Curie receives Honorary Degree from Northwestern
1921
Marie Curie receives Honorary Degree from Northwestern
Region: Europe, Country: France
In 1921, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Marie Curie visited Northwestern's campus with her daughter to receive an honorary degree. During her visit, 100 area women coordinated a fundraising campaign and raised $100,000 to allow Madame Curie to purchase one gram of radium to continue her studies. Curie was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and became the first person ever to receive two Nobel prizes.