Maria Skłodowska-Curie is
- the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
- the first person and only woman to win twice
- the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences
The monument is situated in Warsaw, Poland, Skłodowska's birthplace. Maria Skłodowska-Curie is holding a model of an element named Polonium after her homeland.
Someone wrote about the monument, "Pretty statue of an inspiring woman".