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Gerty Theresa Cori was born on August 15, 1896. She was a biochemist who became the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in science in 1947, and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Gerty Cori was born in Prague. She grew up at a time when women were marginalized in science and allowed few educational opportunities but she was admitted to medical school, where she met her future husband Carl Cory. The couple emigrated to the United States in 1922.
Gerty continued her medical researches and published research findings coauthored with her husband, as well as publishing singly. However, because of sexism, she had difficulty securing research positions, and the ones she obtained provided meager pay.
In 1957, Gerty Cori died after a ten-year struggle with myelosclerosis. She remained active in the research laboratory until the end of her life. In 2004, both Gerty and Carl Cori were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark.
