Marie Sklodowska-Curie Professional Women’s Association

01/28/2026

A Polish Genius Could Be Immortalized in Gold on the Eiffel Tower

History may soon be corrected in one of the most iconic places on Earth.

Paris has proposed adding Maria Skłodowska-Curie, the groundbreaking Polish scientist, to the Eiffel Tower — her name engraved in gold, alongside history’s greatest scientific minds.

When Gustave Eiffel built the tower, he envisioned it as a pantheon of science, inscribing 72 names of scientists and engineers. But there was one glaring omission: not a single woman.

Now, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has unveiled a list of 72 pioneering women whose contributions shaped science — with Skłodowska-Curie at its center. A pioneer of radioactivity, discoverer of polonium and radium, and the first person in history to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics and Chemistry), her legacy helped define modern science.

The proposal also includes Irène Joliot-Curie, Maria’s daughter and a Nobel laureate in chemistry — making it a rare mother-daughter scientific legacy.

If approved by France’s leading scientific academies, these women’s names will be engraved in the same gold lettering and font as the original names, permanently restoring balance to one of the world’s most famous monuments.

10/28/2025

Join us for a very special tribute to Paderewski.

10/17/2025

10/13/2025

We have been invited to a concert.

10/13/2025

More pics from the 88th Pulaski Parade.

10/13/2025

Please send in your Marie Skłodowska Curie scholarship applications were due today. We will wait till tomorrow.
info on www.curiewomen.org

10/12/2025

📍 Before she was the legendary Marie Curie, she was Maria Skłodowska, a brilliant young woman in Russian-occupied Poland 🇵🇱.
Banned from university as a woman, she attended a secret, floating institution known as the "Flying University" 🕵️‍♀️📚.
To fund her sister's medical studies in Paris, she worked for years as a governess 👩‍🏫—a sacrifice she made with a promise that her sister would later help her. 👭
She didn't even step into a lab for the first time until she was 24! Her journey to greatness was built on immense perseverance and a fierce belief in education. 💪✨

10/04/2025

Reminder:
Pulaski Parade 2025, tomorrow Oct. 5.
Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral 9 am
MSCPWA is sharing a float with St.John Paul II Foundation- west 48 street, gather at 2 pm.
Come and join us.

08/21/2025

There is an interesting exhibit on Marie Sklodowska Curie in Lublin, Poland. It mostly highlights her invention of x-rays as well as her her contribution to saving wounded soldiers in World War I with the movable x-ray machine, which she herself transported to the battlefields in a truck she drove herself. A friend sent pictures:

08/21/2025

Attention 2nd year and above female college students of Polish descent in the NY, NJ, CT, PA area. Marie Skłodowska Curie Professional Women's Association will be accepting applications for 2025 Anthony and Josephine Chmura Scholarship.
You must go to www.curiewomen.org webpage and choose the SCHOLARSHIP section. Press blue Application Button. Read the requirements carefully. Application, bio and essay will be accepted by e-mail. Involvement in the Polish Community is one of the requirements.
You must be present in person to receive the scholarship of $2000 on Fri. November 21, 2025 if you are chosen by the committee.
Winners 2024:

07/27/2025

What began as a union of two brilliant minds would soon become one of the most iconic scientific partnerships in history.

At the time, Marie—originally from Poland—was a determined young physicist struggling to continue her studies in a foreign land. Pierre, already an accomplished scientist in crystallography and magnetism, quickly recognized her intellect and passion for discovery.

Their relationship was grounded in mutual respect, deep curiosity, and a shared love for science. Instead of traditional wedding gifts, they asked for money to buy a bicycle so they could travel together through the countryside, discussing ideas and dreaming about the future. They married in a modest civil ceremony in Sceaux, France.

Together, the Curies embarked on groundbreaking research into radioactive substances. Working under challenging conditions in an old shed, they discovered polonium and radium, laying the foundation for nuclear physics and earning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.

Their marriage was more than personal—it was a scientific alliance that defied the conventions of their time. Marie later said, “It was like a beautiful dream,” reflecting both the emotional and intellectual bond that defined their extraordinary partnership.