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Fact 1631 — How many women have received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

AI-generated cover: vintage and modern microscopes with laboratory glassware and a woman's silhouette reflected in a window. Generated 19 October 2026. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover about women Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine across the 20th century. A thoughtful composition of a microscope, vintage glass laboratoryware, and a modern microscope on the same bench, with a soft silhouette of a woman scientist reflected in a window, warm respectful light. No real person, no readable text, no logos, no award medal.”

documentary photograph of Gerty and Carl Cori at the Nobel Prize presentation in Stockholm on 10 December 1947. Photographer unknown; source page points to Becker Medical Library's exhibit. [Wikimedia Commons file page](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerty_and_Carl_Cori_at_the_Nobel_Prize.jpg). Commons documents public-domain status in Sweden and the United States and notes jurisdiction caveats; no edits.

AI-generated historical illustration of a woman scientist in a 1940s lab, not Gerty Cori or a documented scene. Generated 19 October 2026. Prompt: “Photorealistic historical editorial reconstruction, vertical 4:5: a woman scientist in a 1940s laboratory carefully examining a glass vial and microscope, period-appropriate clothing and equipment, warm natural light. Generic fictional person, not Gerty Cori and not a documented scene. No readable text, no logos, no medals.”

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AI-generated contemporary biomedical researcher studying a microscope slide; generic fictional person, not Tu Youyou or any identified scientist. Generated 19 October 2026. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial image of a contemporary woman biomedical researcher in a bright laboratory studying a microscope slide, modern instruments and glassware, confident focused expression, respectful scientific setting. Generic fictional person, not Tu Youyou or any identified scientist. No readable text, no logos, no awards.”

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AI-generated cover: vintage and modern microscopes with laboratory glassware and a woman's silhouette reflected in a window. Generated 19 October 2026. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover about women Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine across the 20th century. A thoughtful composition of a microscope, vintage glass laboratoryware, and a modern microscope on the same bench, with a soft silhouette of a woman scientist reflected in a window, warm respectful light. No real person, no readable text, no logos, no award medal.”

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A review of medical history counted 110 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine awarded from 1901 to 2019, with 219 people as laureates. Twelve of them were women. This count covers only that period: the prize was not awarded in some years.