Do we say : The first woman winning or to win a Nobel prize?

1 Answer
Apr 27, 2018

The first woman to win a Nobel prize

Explanation:

This is a fragment, so we need to add something to the sentence to complete it:

The first woman winning a Nobel prize was her.
The first woman to win a Nobel prize was her.

Which sounds better?
The first sentence assumes that the action is still in progress, which it is not.