On 23 January 1911, Marie Skłodowska Curie was rejected admission to the French Academy of Sciences.
Marie Curie applied for the chair in the section of physics left vacant by academician Gernez, and formerly occupied by her husband Pierre Curie. The French Academy of Sciences had so far never admitted a woman. Of the Academy's 66 members, Curie received only 28 votes, while 30 votes were cast for Edouard Branly.
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