Today, the Ecaterina Vrana Awards (P.E.V.A.) empower young female artists in Romania to carry on her bold creative spirit. 3. The Legend: Ecaterina the Wise ( Vampire: The Masquerade )

Vrana was a groundbreaking contemporary painter known for her raw, expressive style that she described as a "diary written in a new language". Her work often features thick, "leech-like" applications of paint and explores the vulnerability of the human ego .

Known as the Teodoroiu was a scout who became a soldier during World War I. Initially a nurse, she insisted on joining the front lines after her brothers were killed in combat. She was eventually promoted to Second Lieutenant—a rare feat for a woman at the time—and died leading her platoon in a courageous charge.