Lee Hyo-jae
Prominent South Korean sociologist and feminist scholar.
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Inyeol
Korean queen
Janggyeong
Queen Janggyeong was the second queen consort and was the spouse of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong, the 11th ruler of the Joseon dynasty, from 1507 until her passing in 1515.
Sindeok
Queen Sindeok was the second wife and queen consort of Yi Dan, who would later be known as King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. Her influence on the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty was profound, and she served as a trusted political advisor to King Taejo throughout her life.
Eowudong
Versatile 15th-century Joseon Dynasty artist, excelling in dance, literature, art, and poetry.
Inhyeon
1600s Korean queen
Myeongseong
Korean empress in the 1800s
Sŏndŏk of Silla
Korean queen
Nellie Kim
Nellie Vladimirovna Kim was a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was the second woman in Olympic history to earn a perfect 10 score (after Nadia Comăneci, also at the 1876 Olympics), and the first woman to score it on the vault and on the floor exercise. Kim worked for many years as a coach, training several national teams, and judged many major international competitions. Serving as President of the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee, she coordinates the introduction of new rules in women’s gymnastics. Her athletic performances are remembered for “her strong feminine, temperamental and charismatic appeal”.
Yu Gwansun
An important figure in organising the March 1st Movement against the Japanese colonial rule in Korea, Yu Gwansun became a symbol of her country’s fight for independence through peaceful protest. Often called “Korea’s Joan of Arc”, Yu was only 17 when she was arrested by Japanese police during an independence demonstration in 1919. Both of her parents were killed at the demonstration.
Sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, she continued to fight for Korean independence in jail, which led to beatings and other forms of torture at the hands of Japanese officers. A year later, she died in prison at age 18, reportedly as the result of the torture. She was posthumously awarded the Order of Independence Merit, which is awarded for “outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea” in 1962.