Multiple choice general knowledge history who was the first women nobel prize winner? Barbara McClintock Rita Levi-Montalcini Shirin Ebadi Marie Curie Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. She later became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes when she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. The others were much later recipients.