FAMOUS AND GREAT BULGARIAN WOMEN IN DIFFERENT ERAS

By dimi_p

  • Rumena voivode

    Rumena voivode
    1829-1862
    Rumena Pavlova is a Bulgarian outlaw. A glacier in Antarctica is named after her.

  • Dr. Tota Venkova

    Dr. Tota Venkova
    1855-1921
    First female doctor in Bulgaria.

  • Rayna Knyaginya

    Rayna Knyaginya
    1856 - 1917
    She is famous for having sewn the flag of the April Uprising of 1876.

  • Rayna Kasabova

    Rayna Kasabova
    1897-1969
    The first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the First Balkan War in 1912.

  • Dr. Srebra Rodopska

    Dr. Srebra Rodopska
    1913 - 2006
    The Bulgarian woman who created the tuberculosis vaccine.

  • Nevena Kokanova

    Nevena Kokanova
    1938-2000
    She was known as the "first lady of Bulgarian cinema."

  • Ghena Dimitrova - an opera singer

    Ghena Dimitrova - an opera singer
    1941 – 2005
    Her voice was known for its power and extension.

  • Stefka Kostadinova

    Stefka Kostadinova
    World record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.

  • Kristalina Georgieva

    Kristalina Georgieva
    Bulgarian economist. She was a director of the International Monetary Fund and the Chief Executive of the World Bank Group.

  • Maria Bakalova

    Maria Bakalova
    For the role of Tutar Sagdiev /Borat 2/ she received an Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination and became the first Bulgarian woman nominated for the prestigious honors.