A lokacin zaben Kwalejin Kimiyya ta Faransa, 'yan jaridu na dama sun yi zargin cewa Curie baƙon ne kuma marar imani ne. 'Yarta daga baya ta yi tsokaci game da munafuncin' yan jaridu na Faransa wajen nuna Curie a matsayin baƙon da ba shi da daraja lokacin da aka zaɓe ta don girmamawa ta Faransa, amma ta nuna ta a matsayin gwarzuwar Faransa lokacin da ta karɓi lambobin yabo na ƙasashen waje kamar lambobin yabo na Nobel.
a gidan abokinta, Camille Marbo