madam curie

             "Madam Curie".
             Manya Sklodowska, as she was called before marriage, was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1867. Her father taught mathematics and physics. Her mother, a musician who played the piano and sang, was never able to hug or kiss her children because of Tuberculosis, a very contagious disease, which later took her life on May 7, 1878. Manya had 2 sisters Bronya and Zosia. They both caught Typhus at a young age which took Zosia's life and made Bronya's life stronger. .
             Years later Bronya wanted to become a doctor, but Manya's father had lost allot of their money in a bad investment. But when Manya heard this she said she would work while Bronya went to school. The only descent jobs that were around for women was to become a governess, so she became a governess. The first job that she had was with a family of lawyers . She couldn't stand being with that family because they were mean and unjust and she was used to warm and friendly so she quit and was offered another job with a family, The Zoraskis, out in the country. The only problem with this was that she would have to leave home and move in with the Zoraskis. She accepted the job and left home and worked with the family for three years. .
             Until there son, Casmir, returned home from college. The young couple instantly fell in love and in a short period the couple started talking about marriage, but Casmir was afraid of his parents so when he asked his parents for permission to marry Manya his parents said with her she is a nobody, she has no money, and instead of marring her anyway he acted like coward and said he wasn't going to marry her. Manya was torn up on the inside, but she was able to finish working with the family until her contract was finished.
             By this time her sister finished school and had got married to Casimir Dluski, who had graduated 1 year before Bronya, and were living on their own. This meant that Manya could go to school and live with Bronya and her husband.