▁W inst on - S alem ▁Journal . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 : ▁Catherine ▁P ep in ster ▁– ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁editor ▁of ▁British ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Table t ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 7 5 - year ▁history . ▁ ▁Library ▁science ▁ ▁Mathemat ics ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁Nobel ▁P riz es ▁ 1 9 0 3 : ▁Marie ▁Cur ie , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Physics ; ▁she ▁shared ▁the ▁prize ▁with ▁Antoine ▁Henri ▁B ec quer el ▁and ▁Pierre ▁Cur ie . ▁First ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Nobel ▁Prize . ▁ 1 9 0 5 : ▁Baron ess ▁Ber tha ▁Soph ie ▁Fel ic ita ▁von ▁S utt ner , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Peace . ▁ 1 9 0 9 : ▁Sel ma ▁L ager lö f , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature . ▁ 1 9 1 1 : ▁Marie ▁Cur ie , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Chem istry . ▁First ▁person ▁( and ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁date ) ▁to ▁win ▁two ▁Nobel ▁P riz es . ▁Only ▁person ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁sciences . ▁ 1 9 4 7 : ▁G ert y ▁Cor i , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Phys i ology ▁or ▁Medicine ; ▁she ▁shared ▁the ▁prize ▁with ▁Carl ▁Ferdinand ▁Cor i ▁and ▁Bern ardo ▁Alberto ▁H ous say . ▁Although ▁born ▁in ▁Prag ue , ▁G ert