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by DoreenMichele 2733 days ago
Both you and the rebuttal from piaste are correct. "Mme Pierre Curie" was published under her actual name, however lots of women published work under male pseudonyms. Even those who were known by their own names tend to be obscure historical footnotes, not as well remembered as male counterparts.

A few related links:

https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/12-fem...

https://jezebel.com/homme-de-plume-what-i-learned-sending-my...

http://introductionsnecessary.com/2016/06/14/wang-zhenyi/

(Yes, I realize my sources are about mostly writers, not scientists.)