The Empress Alexandra Russian Muslim School for Girls of Baku was the first secular school for Muslim girls in the Russian Empire. It was built in 1901 sponsored by the Azeri oil baron and philanthropist Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.
Marziyya Yusuf gizi Davudova, also spelled Marziya Davudova, was a Russian-born Soviet Azerbaijan actress who starred in theatre and silent film. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR (1949).
Madina Gulgun, born Madina Nurulla qizi Alakbarzadeh, was an Iranian-Azerbaijani poet.
Jafar Gafar oghlu Jabbarly, was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.
Mikayil Mushfig was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s. Mikayil Mushfig is considered to be one of the founders of new Azerbaijani poetic style.
Mirvarid Dilbazi, was an Azerbaijani poet.
Suleyman Rustam was poet of Soviet Azerbaijan, playwright and a public figure. He was the poet of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), laureate of the Stalin State Prize of the second degree (1950), Hero of Socialist Labour (1976) and a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1940.
Sakina Mirza Heybat qizi Akhundzadeh was an Azerbaijani playwright. She was the first known female playwright and dramatist in Azerbaijani literature.
Tahmina is a 1993 Azerbaijani romantic drama. The screenplay was written by Anar Rzayev based on his novel Beşmərtəbəli Evin Altıncı Mərtəbəsi. Directed by Rasim Ojagov, this film depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society. The film is considered to be one of the best Azerbaijani movies produced in the 1990s. Funding for the film was provided by a Turkish businessman.
Maral Yusif gizi Rahmanzade also known as Maral Rahmanzade, was a Soviet, Azerbaijani graphic artist and visual artist. She was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1964), and recipient of the State Prize.
Hokuma Abbasali gizi Gurbanova was an Azerbaijani and Soviet stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1965).
Farideh Heyat is a British-Iranian anthropologist and a writer based in London. She is a retired lecturer of SOAS, University of London and American University of Central Asia in Bishkek. Heyat is the author of numerous articles on women in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. She is also the author of the following books: Azeri Women in Transition: Women in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan and The Land of Forty Tribes.
Statue of a Liberated Woman is a statue by Fuad Abdurahmanov. It was built in 1960 at the Public Square at the branching of Gurbanov and Cafar Cabbarli streets in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was inspired by the character of Sevil from the Jafar Jabbarly's play Sevil. The act of publicly removing the veil symbolizes the transition of Azerbaijani women from seclusion to participation in Soviet society.
Elmira Hüseynova was an Azerbaijani sculptor and portrait painter, who has exhibits in various locations throughout the world and was honored as an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan.
Mustafa Hashim oghlu Mardanov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani stage and film actor. People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943).
Yerevan Azeri drama theater was named after Jafar Jabbarly is the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater, launched in Yerevan in 1928.
The Ali Bayramov Club was the first club for women in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Club offered a variety of vocational skills and training to women, in additional to cultural and leisure activities. Its main focus was campaigning for women's unveiling and literacy.
Izzet Khanim Mirzaaga Orujova was an Azerbaijani chemist and actress. She was the first Azerbaijani film actress, starring in the film Sevil (1929), and an important figure in the Azerbaijani women's rights movement for her portrayal of a liberated young woman in the film. She later enjoyed a distinguished academic career, being one of the first female chemistry students in Azerbaijan and the country's first female oil engineer. Her research on improving motor oils was important to the war effort of the Soviet Union in World War II and earnt her the Order of the Badge of Honour. Throughout her scientific career she authored hundreds of works, held talks internationally, and was awarded numerous other awards.
Sevil is a lyrical psychological drama opera written in 1949–1952 with music by Fikret Amirov to a libretto by Talat Eyyubov based on Jafar Jabbarly's play Sevil. The premiere of the opera was held on December 25, 1953, at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater.
Bismillah is a 1925 Soviet Azerbaijani propaganda film, the first film by the Azerbaijani director Abbas-Mirza Sharifzade, it is a silent film drama about religious fanaticism and with an anti-Islamic theme. The movie was shot at a time when there was a fight against the Islamic religion in the country. The film was considered a significant success of Azerbaijani cinematography, and starred a nearly all-Azerbaijani cast.
Screen version of the opera from 1970 