What is Rusudan Gotsiridze?
[[File:First Lady Michelle Obama and Deputy Secretary Higginbottom With Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia (12935919814).jpg|thumb|350x350px|{{center|International Women of Courage Award, 2014. United States First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom (R) with Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia}}]] '''Rusudan Gotsiridze''' ({{lang-ka|რუსუდან გოცირიძე;}} born 8 February 1975) is a [[bishop]] of the Evangelical Baptist Church of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. She is a [[political activist]] for [[women's rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/us-honors-women-of-courage/1863937.html|title=US Honors International Women of Courage|first=Scott|last=Stearns|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/03/04/Ukrainian-Euromaidan-volunteer-receives-State-Departments-International-Women-of-Courage-Award/8471393953353/|title=Ukrainian Euromaidan volunteer receives State Department's International Women of Courage Award|publisher=}}</ref> In 2014, Gotsiridze received the [[International Women of Courage Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwoccelebration.org/2014-international-women-of-courage-award-winners/|title=2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners - International Women of Courage Celebration|publisher=|access-date=2017-02-14|archive-date=2017-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326115947/http://www.iwoccelebration.org/2014-international-women-of-courage-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|title=Bios of 2014 Award Winners|publisher=}}</ref> Gotsiridze was the first female Baptist bishop in Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geneqgeorgia.wordpress.com/resources/multimedia/tedx-tbilisi-talk-rusudan-gotsiridze/|title=TEDx Tbilisi Talk: Rusudan Gotsiridze|work=GenEq Georgia|accessdate=20 March 2015|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906000623/http://geneqgeorgia.wordpress.com/resource