She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — and the only person ever to win two in different sciences. But Marie Curie didn’t chase recognition. She chased truth.

From underground classes in Russian-occupied Poland to the toxic glow of radium in a Paris shed, Marie’s journey was marked by hardship, loss, discovery, and a relentless belief in purpose.

In this episode of Purpose, we uncover the remarkable story of the woman who dared to study the invisible, walk into war with science as her weapon, and redefine what a woman could be.

She didn’t just glow in the dark.

She lit the way.