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Marie Curie: the Woman Behind the Mind.(Video Recording Review)

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| November 01, 2002 | Eimer, Marianne | COPYRIGHT 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

color. 56 min. Alana Cash, dist. by Filmakers Library, 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016; 212-808-4980. 2002. $295 (Rental: $75). Preview avail; public performance. BIOG

This solid biography provides not only the personal facts of Curie's life (1867-1934) but also the political and social climate of the time. It presents the genealogy of her parents and grandparents and a look into why she chose to pursue a teaching career at a time when it was not an acceptable occupation for women. The hardships she endured in her native Poland are relayed along with how she eventually ended up in ...

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