She Was the First Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Craters on the Moon and Venus Are Named After Her.

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Her research helped guide doctors toward modern diabetes treatment. Prague native Gerty Theresa Cori is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She received it in tandem with her husband, because a century ago, marriage was the only way for a woman to enter academia.