Soshana Afroyim
Austrian-Jewish artist known for her Modernist work who dedicated her life to art, traveling extensively to exhibit her creations worldwide.
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Tatiana Markus
When Kyiv fell under German occupation in 1941, Markus joined the underground resistance. She carried out sabotage missions, often disguised as innocent gestures, like throwing a grenade hidden as a bouquet. Using a false identity as “Marcousisse,” she worked at an officer’s dining facility, poisoning SS officers’ meals and eliminating a valuable Gestapo informant.
Margaretha van Godewijk
Prominent Dutch Golden Age poet and a painter.
Lois Mailou Jones
Harlem Renaissance artist and educator
Amelia Curran
Irish artist
Truus Oversteegen
Dutch sculptor and painter who she played a significant role in the anti-Nazi Dutch Resistance
Uemura Shōen
Master of Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Revealing her brilliance through the alias Uemura Tsune, Shōen’s journey beautifully entwines innovation and tradition.
Evie Hone
Irish painter and stained-glass artist
Eowudong
Versatile 15th-century Joseon Dynasty artist, excelling in dance, literature, art, and poetry.
Anna Lois White
New Zealand painter and art teacher