Synopsis
Girl Before The Radium Tattoos
$7.99
Published by Cyberpress
1 Male 7 Female
Whenever we focus on women of science and their persistence, Marie Curie presents a timeless inspiration for young girls everywhere
At the end of her life her fingertips showed the marks of burns from her many years working with radium
But even before she was scarred by these radium tattoos, as a young girl, Maria Curie exhibited a rare passion and stubborn courage
Girl Before the Radium Tattoos imagines Maria living with her sisters in Russian-occupied Warsaw
It's based on a true incident when she participated in a fiery classroom showdown with a Russian inspector sent to her school to catch Polish sympathizers
The encounter is presented here in one-act
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