So she did it illegally, going to what was known as the 'Flying University', a secret organization.
The Flying University was an underground educational network that operated in Poland, which was then under the control of the Russian Empire, and offered courses to women who were excluded from higher education due to gender discrimination. The name "Flying University" was used because the courses were held secretly in various locations, including private homes, to avoid detection by the authorities. Marie Curie was one of the students of the Flying University in her early years, and she attended courses in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The experience she gained from the Flying University helped her in her later academic pursuits and contributed to her groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity. She went on to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: physics and chemistry. The Flying University operated from 1885 to 1905. The Flying University underwent an official transformation in 1920, and it became the Free Polish University, a fully accredited academic institution.
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