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　　She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons．She became the most famous woman scientist of her time．That's the story of Marie Curie's life．She didn't mind working and she didn't care about the honours that were given in her later years．

　　Marie was born in 1867．Her name was Marie Sklodowska then．She lived in Poland．Her father was a teacher．Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind．Marie's mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten．From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful in her life．She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school．

　　Marie and her older sister, Bronya, wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne．But their father didn't have enough money to send them there．It was Marie who had an idea：she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya．After her sister finished studying in Paris, she would get work and send Marie the money to study．But after she got married, Bronya could give Marie little help．So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for herself．After leaving school, she went to Paris．

　　Again Marie worked．She studied in a small room without heat or light．She lived on bread and tea most of the time．But all she thought of was her maths and science．This was her world．

　　After four years' hard work, Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(镭)．They won the Nobel Prize for their great discovery．But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it．

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　　Mary Cassatt is considered one of America's most famous female artists．

　　She was born in Pennsylvania in 1844．When she was a child, Mary and her family spent five years travelling and living in Europe．Mary saw the great art museums, and she wanted to become an artist．

　　When she was seventeen, she said that she wanted to go to Paris to study art．At that time people thought that only men could become painters．It was not considered proper work for a woman Her father refused to let her study art．Finally he said she could study it if she went to a school near their home．She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts．

　　At her graduation(毕业)in 1866, she again said that she had to go abroad to learn more about painting．Her father agreed to let her go．At 22 she sailed for Paris．She lived in France, but she went to other countries in Europe．She spent a lot of time in museums．She worked hard to improve her work．She studied the famous paintings of the old masters, and she copied and sketched(画素描)for hours．

　　She found, though, that she referred the new ideas used by a group of artists living in Paris．They called themselves impressionists(印象派画家)．Like them Mary Cassatt tried to show real people and the real world． Because these ideas were new, it took some years before people recognized(承认)her as the great artist that she was．

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