Forty-six women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2014.The Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 47 times between 1901 and 2014. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sixteen have won The Nobel Peace Prize.
Here are the 16 women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:
Nobel Peace Prize 2014
Malala Yousafzai
"for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Leymah Gbowee
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Tawakkol Karman
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2004
Wangari Muta Maathai
"for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2003
Shirin Ebadi
"for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children"
The Nobel Peace Prize 1997
Jody Williams
"for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines"
The Nobel Peace Prize 1992
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
"in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples"
The Nobel Peace Prize 1991
Aung San Suu Kyi
"for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights"
The Nobel Peace Prize 1982
Alva Myrdal
The Nobel Peace Prize 1979
Mother Teresa
The Nobel Peace Prize 1976
Betty Williams
The Nobel Peace Prize 1976
Mairead Corrigan
The Nobel Peace Prize 1946
Emily Greene Balch
The Nobel Peace Prize 1931
Jane Addams
The Nobel Peace Prize 1905
Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner, née Countess Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau
SAGCE coins and Medallions for Nobel Peace Prize Program