3. A famous woman from my country

We asked some British Council students to tell us about famous women from their country. This is what they said.

Princess Fatma Ismail, the patron of Egyptian knowledge, established the first university in Cairo after donating the land for the university and all the building construction costs. She was involved in a variety of charitable activities.
Ahmed, Egypt

Lika Kavjaradze was a Georgian woman. She was such a beautiful and talented actor, and everyone in Georgia loved her. And nowadays many people still like her, and her role in Georgian films. We are proud of her. Her most famous film is The Wishing Tree. 
Diana, Georgia

Simona Halep is a professional tennis player from Romania. She started to play tennis at the age of four. With hard work, dedication and a lot of practice, she managed to win many international competitions. She was ranked world number one in singles competitions twice (between 2017 and 2019).
Beatrice, Romania

Samira Moussa was the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist. She was born on 3 March 1917 in Egypt and died on 5 August 1952 in a car crash in the USA. She won an Order of Science and Arts. She is also known as the mother of atomic energy. Her mother died of cancer, and her father was a famous political activist. She received a Fulbright Scholarship in Atomic Radiation from the University of California.
Maged, Egypt

Ana Aslan was a Romanian doctor specialising in gerontology. She highlighted the importance of procaine in the improvement of ageing. She discovered and prepared vitamin H3 (Gerovital H3), a geriatric product registered in 30 countries, and she invented a geriatric product which has her name 'Aslavital'. Many international personalities, such as Charlie Chaplin and Salvador Dali, used her treatment. She was a member of many international academies, such as the Romanian Academy of Medicine.
Carmen, Romania

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