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In the context of the early 20th century and considering the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace, who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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Marie Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, was a pioneering physicist and chemist of Polish descent who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. In the early 20th century, her groundbreaking work in the field of radioactivity led to her being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, which she shared with her husband, Pierre Curie, and another physicist, Antoine Henri Becquerel. Subsequently, Marie Curie received another Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. Thus, she holds the distinction of being the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields, and she remains a symbol of perseverance and excellence for women in science and beyond.