Important Women in Kazakhstan
She fought the mighty Persian king, Cyrus the Great, demonstrating her military prowess and intransigence. She won the battle, in which most of the Persian Army was destroyed.
Tomiris
Which fashion designer and business woman founded the brand that bears her name, known for signature products such as the perfume No. 5?
Coco Chanel
What date is International Womens Day celebrated on?
8 March
She remains the first and only Black first lady of the United States, serving during the presidency of her husband from 2009 to 2017. Her main initiatives focused on healthy living and education.
Michelle Obama
During the Second World War, at the age of seventeen, she volunteered and was sent to the front-line. She killed 32 Nazis in a short period. Despite the doubts of her commanders, she proved her determination and skill.
Aliya Moldogulova
Which lady, immortalised in history by a Shakespeare play, reigned as the last Queen of Egypt before its annexation by the Roman Empire?
Cleopatra
International Women's Day was originally called?
International Working Women's Day
Known for her fierce climate activism, which Swedish girl united the youth of the world to lobby for political change to tackle the climate crisis?
Greta Thunberg
She was a machine-gunner during the Second World War and was the first Kazakh woman to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Manshuk Mametova
Famous for novels including Pride and Prejudice, which author is notably employed literary realism and a free indirect narrative style?
Jane Austen
This color, symbolizing hope and life, is often associated with International Women's Day and represents a call for gender equality.
Purple
From 1986 to 2011, she hosted her popular talk show, which turned her into an Emmy-winning media sensation and the first Black woman to become a billionaire. Aside from her successful magazine, TV network, and producing career, the 71-year-old is also an esteemed philanthropist and political activist.
Oprah Winfrey
She is the only girl-pilot who came out of the number of Kazakh women during the Second World War, a warrior, the National Hero of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Hiuaz Dospanova
Responsible for achieving Nobel prizes in Physics for her theory of radioactivity, and in Chemistry for discovering radium and polonium, who is the only person in history to win a Nobel prize in two different fields?
Marie Curie
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand in 1893
She is an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. She made history by becoming the first American woman to lead a major party's presidential ticket in 2016 as the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
Hillary Clinton
She was a famous Kazakh singer of the lyric and coloratura soprano voice, one of the founders of Kazakh opera and a public figure.
Kulyash Baiseitova
During her 63-year reign, which monarch massively expanded the use of industrialisation, and was crowned as Empress of India?
Queen Victoria
What is the name of the woman who suggested making International Womens Day official?
Claire Zetkin
She served as the face of tennis for years—alongside her sister Venus—and inspired young female athletes around the world. With 23 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals, she retired in September 2022 as one of the best players to ever step foot on a court.
Serena Williams