The first woman to win two Nobel Prizes is Marie Curie. She made groundbreaking contributions to the field of radioactivity, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 alongside her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, and later, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium. Curie's pioneering work not only advanced scientific understanding but also paved the way for women in science, establishing her as an enduring symbol of female empowerment in academia.