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Swedish Academic Women Honor Marie Curie

1911

A 1911 photograph of a banquet held by Swedish academic women to celebrate Marie Curie.

Shows Curie's symbolic importance to the movement for women's education and advancement.

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Black-and-white photograph of a large banquet hall with a long dining table and many seated women in period dress, candelabra and chandeliers overhead, and a banner with the caption reading Kvinnornas hyllningsfest för M:me Curie.
Swedish Academic Women's Association banquet honoring Marie Curie, Stockholm, 1911.

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What it is

This black-and-white photograph shows a banquet hall in Stockholm, Sweden, filled with seated women in period dress, held by the Akademiskt bildade kvinnors förening (Academic Women's Association) in honor of Marie Curie in 1911.

Why it matters

The event shows how Curie had become a symbol for educated women more broadly, celebrated not only as a scientist but as proof of what women could achieve academically.

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  • What does the banner's wording tell you about the purpose of the gathering?
  • Why might a group of academic women specifically want to honor Curie?
  • What does the formality of the setting suggest about how important this occasion was considered?

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