A 1903 photograph of the chemists and physicists Pierre and Marie Curie, whom the chemical element curium was named in honour of. Pierre is sitting at a table with a open book in front of him; Marie is standing next to him. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre_Curie_(1859-1906)_and_Marie_Sklodowska_Curie_(1867-1934),_c._1903_(4405627519).jpg).
Today, 11 February, is also the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience. Curium was named in honour of the Polish-French chemist and physicist #MarieCurie and her husband #PierreCurie; she was the first woman to be awarded a #NobelPrize.