As of August 1991, how many DIFFERENT women have won Nobel Prizes in the scientific fields of physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine? Is it: w) 2 x) 5 y) 9 z) 12

As of August 1991, how many DIFFERENT women have won Nobel Prizes in the scientific fields of physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine? Is it: w) 2 x) 5 y) 9 z) 12
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