Question: who was the first american woman to win a nobel prize
Answer: nation and spiritual perception that characterize her writings '' 1911 Marie Skłodowska Curie Poland and France Chemistry `` for her discovery of radium and polonium '' 1926 Grazia Deledda Italy Literature `` for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general '' 1928 Sigrid Undset Norway Literature `` principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages '' 1931 Jane Addams ( shared with Nicholas Murray Butler ) United States Peace Sociologist ; International President , Women 's International League for Peace and Freedom .