'Armenian women' encyclopedia released

A presentation of the two-volume encyclopedia "Armenian women" was held in Yerevan Dec. 13.

The edition contains information on 1,236 Armenian women from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and over 50 other countries, who glorified their homeland by making great contributions to various areas in different countries.

The encyclopedia contains information on famous Armenian women who worked in medicine, science, literature, art, sports, architecture and other areas. The edition also contains information on heroines of national liberation movement, public figures, women-philanthropists, and even on goddesses, princesses, and women-saints.

The encyclopedia was released with the sponsorship of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and with the blessing of Catholicos Garegin II.

The writer Zori Balayan is editor-in-chief of the encyclopedia.

The two-volume encyclopedia was published by the Amaras publishers.