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Rebel Girls

Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie Read by Eve Rodsky

Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.57.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie were brave pioneers in science who devoted their lives to helping others. A mother-daughter team with fierce curiosity and determination, they helped save millions of lives by exploring radioactivity. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Haley Dapkus with sound design and mixing by Brian Skipworth and Mumble Media. It was written by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Eve Rodsky. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

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0:25.4

Thanks for listening. Once upon a time, there were two women in a rickety blue van, driving straight into battle on the front

0:47.1

lines of World War I. These women weren't here to fight, though. They were here to help save soldiers lives.

0:57.2

Marie Curie, who was in the driver's seat, had designed this special blue van so it could hold an x-ray machine in the back,

1:05.0

along with an exam table, some darkroom equipment to help develop the x-ray pictures,

1:11.0

and an electrical generator called a dynamo so that they had enough electricity.

1:17.5

It was very crowded in there.

1:20.6

Once Marie found a safe space to park the van, her daughter Irene jumped into action.

1:27.0

Irene was only 17 years old, but she was just as fearless and determined as her mom. The two of them threw open the van

1:36.3

doors and started guiding wounded soldiers inside so they could be x-rayed and

1:41.2

examined.

1:43.4

At first the soldiers didn't know what was going on

1:46.0

or why these women were even there.

1:48.8

But Marie explained that she was the new director

1:51.3

of the Red Cross Radiology Unit and she knew what she was doing.

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