▁protest ▁also ▁had ▁its ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁with ▁poet ▁Sh ush an ik ▁K urg hin ian ( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 2 7 ) ▁of ▁Aleks and rap ol ▁( today , ▁Gy um ri ). ▁Syl via ▁Kap ut ik yan ▁and ▁Mar o ▁Mark arian ▁are ▁probably ▁the ▁best - known ▁women ▁po ets ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁political ▁speech ▁through ▁poetry . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Armen ian ▁women ▁Notable ▁Queens ▁and ▁Princess es ▁Er ato , ▁Roman ▁client ▁Queen ▁from ▁ 1 0   BC ▁until ▁ 2   BC ▁with ▁her ▁brother - hus band ▁King ▁Tig ran es ▁IV ▁Ash k hen , ▁wife ▁of ▁Tir id ates ▁III ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁Isabel la , ▁Queen ▁of ▁C il ician ▁Armen ia ▁( 1 2 1 9 – 1 2 5 2 ) ▁Modern ▁Armen ian ▁women ▁Z abel ▁Yes ay an ▁( 1 8 7 8 – 1 9 4 3 ), ▁novel ist , ▁transl ator ▁Silva ▁Kap ut ik yan ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁Armen ian ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁G oh ar ▁G asp ary an ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 0 7 ), ▁opera ▁singer ▁L us ine ▁Zak ary an ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 9 2 ), ▁sop