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Despite excelling in her studies, the Russian Empire's oppressive policies prevented women from accessing higher education. Undeterred, Curie and her sister Bronisława enrolled in the clandestine “Flying University,” where they could study without the oversight of the authorities. In 1891, Curie moved to Paris, adopting the name Marie and eagerly immersing herself in the academic setting at the Sorbonne, where she would earn degrees in physics and mathematics.