Zaruhi Bahri

Zaruhi Shahbaz Bahri was a prominent Armenian writer, social worker, and community activist. In 1913, she was one of the founding members of the Armenian Red Cross of Constantinople. In the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, and having lost several family members, Bahri remained in the Ottoman Empire to assist in the relief effort for those who survived the genocide. She eventually fled to Romania and ultimately to France in 1928 where she remained the rest of her life. While in France, she wrote six novels and continued to engage with the local Armenian community.