𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲 (𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲) 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲

Pierre Curie proposed marriage to Marie. But she said she was not ready for that, she wanted to go back to Poland and get settled there. Curie told her that if living in Paris, where he was settled, was a problem, then he was ready to move with her to Poland. He was ready to sacrifice his career and would go with her to Warsaw, even if that meant leaving a career in Physics and teaching the French language. But Curie did not budge.

In the summer of 1894, Marie took a train from Paris to Warsaw. At home, she met her family and felt good being with them. She looked for an employment opportunity there and tried a faculty position at Kraków University, Kraków, about 300 km south of Warsaw. She submitted her degrees and appeared for an interview but she was not found suitable, she was rejected for the post for being a woman.

Pierre kept pursuing the lady of his love. He told her to come to Paris and do a PhD for a better future. There was no reason to be disappointed. Paris would provide her with more career opportunities. Discouraged by the development at Warsa, she agreed to return to Paris by the end of 1894.
Asif Jalal IPS