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Curies themselves
did not grow rich from this industry. In fact, they had trouble covering
their household expenses. They increased their income in 1900 by taking
on more teaching work. Marie became the first woman faculty member at
France’s top training school for women teachers. In 1903 she completed
her doctoral thesis, becoming the first woman to receive a doctorate in
France. The committee of examiners declared that her work had done more
for science than any previous thesis project. Famous now, the Curies seemed
destined for an easy life at the top of their profession.
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