In Pics: Female Nobel Prize Winners So Far

Explore the inspiring stories of female Nobel Prize winners who defied conventions and left an indelible mark on the world. (© Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud)

Marie Curie

In 1903, Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking research on radioactivity.

Claudia Goldin

Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel Economics Prize for her groundbreaking research on the gender pay gap in the labor market.

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison, an American novelist and literary icon became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1933.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, a political leader from Myanmar, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights in her country.

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai holds the record for being the youngest Nobel laureate. She was awarded for her unwavering advocacy of girls' education in Pakistan in 2014.

Narges Mohammadi

Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran.

Han Kang

South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the coveted 2024 Nobel Prize in literature for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."