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.
Versatile 15th-century Joseon Dynasty artist, excelling in dance, literature, art, and poetry.
1600s Korean queen
Korean empress in the 1800s
Korean queen
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”.
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.