Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / M. -H. Chiu , P. J. Gilmer and D. F. Treagust -- Introducing the Book / Mei-Hung Chiu , Penny J. Gilmer and David F. Treagust -- Marie Curie and Science Education / Mei-Hung Chiu and Nadia Yutin Wang -- Irène Joliot-Curie, A Nobel Laureate in Artificial Radioactivity / Penny J. Gilmer Professor Emerita -- American Memories of Madame Curie / Julie Des Jardins -- Marie Curie, Ethics and Research / Catherine Milne -- Marie Curie, Women, and the History of Chemistry / Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie Professor Emerita -- One Hundred Years of Women in Chemistry in the 20th Century / Rachel Mamlok-Naaman , Ron Blonder and Yehudit Judy Dori -- Women Chemists Informing Public Education About Chemistry During the 20th Century / John K. Gilbert -- Forgotten Women in Science Education / William P. Palmer -- Witches, Alchemists, Poisoners and Scientists / Anita Hussenius and Kathryn Scantlebury -- Mme Curie’s 2011 Centennial and the Public Debate on the Underrepresentation of Women in Science / Pnina G. Abir-Am -- Educational Policy of Accountability and Women’s Representation in Science / Sherry A. Southerland and Sibel Uysal Bahbah -- Biogrpahical Sketches of Authors and Editors / M. -H. Chiu , P. J. Gilmer and D. F. Treagust -- Index / M. -H. Chiu , P. J. Gilmer and D. F. Treagust.

This book is a companion to the IYC-2011 celebration. The eleven chapters are organized into three sections: Section 1: Marie Curie’s Impact on Science and Society, Section 2: Women Chemists in the Past Two Centuries, and Section 3: Policy Implications. The authors invited to contribute to this book were asked to orient their chapter around a particular aspect of Marie Curie’s life such as the ethical aspects of her research, women’s role in research or her influence on the image of chemists. Our hope is that this book will positively influence young women’s minds and decisions they make in learning of chemistry/science like Marie Curie’s biography. But we do hope this book opens an avenue for young women to explore the possibility of being a scientist, or at least to appreciate chemistry as a human enterprise that has its merit in contributing to sustainability in our world. Also we hope that both men and women will realize that women are fully competent and capable of conducting creative and fascinating scientific research.