Examples of SHEvalry and SHEroism: Oana Cristina Popa
Once considered almost unthinkable, diplomacy today is equally open for men and women. A prominent example of this is the Ambassador of the European Union to Montenegro, Oana Cristina Popa, who has acquired extensive diplomatic experience since she joined the Romanian diplomatic service in 2002. Prior to Montenegro, she was Romania’s ambassador to Croatia and […]
Examples of SHEvalry and SHEroism: Nevena Nikolić
In accordance with Montenegrin history, female soldiers are also expected to find a place in our campaign. That is how we paid tribute to Ljubica Popović, an activist and national heroine of Yugoslavia. There is also Milosava Perunović, who went to the First World War as Milosav, aware that otherwise she could not have defended […]
Examples of SHEvalry and SHEroism: Kristina Bačić
The first female fighter pilot in the world comes from Bijelo Polje. Her name is featured in the Guinness Book of Records and she is celebrated as the only woman among the 20 greatest aviators in history. Her name is Sabiha Gökçen, who was born and raised in Turkey, where her parents fled to from […]
Examples of SHEvalry and SHEroism: Anđela Knežević
If we take the road of prejudice, we could easily conclude that every girl dreams of being a princess. One of the heroines of our ‘Examples of SHEvalry and SHEroism’ campaign was born the daughter of the then prince. Contrary to expectations, she was not remembered for her beautiful dresses, court balls or marrying a […]