DW Culture - Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. She is known for her works that often deal with social and
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Marie Curie Became the First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize, the First Person to Win Twice, and the Only Person in History to Win in Two Different Sciences | Open Culture
Sweden.se - #OnThisDay in 1858, Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf was born. In 1909, she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Which other Literature Laureates can you name?
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Toni Morrison, 1st African-American woman to win Nobel for Literature, dies at 88 - The Economic Times
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Toni Morrison, conscience of a nation and first black woman to win Nobel Prize in literature, dead at 88
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