Ekaterina Voroshilova

Ekaterina Davidovna Voroshilova (; 1887–1959), born Gitlya Gorbman, later Golda Gorbman (Го́лда Горбман), was a spouse of Kliment Voroshilov, a Russian revolutionary and later Soviet party and state functionary.

Biography Golda Davidovna Gorbman was born in the village of Mardarovka near Odessa in 1887 to a Jewish family. Her Father, David Leibovich Gorbman, was a broker, he suffered from asthma and died in 1910.

In 1897, Golda Davidovna entered vocational school which she graduated from in 1902. She then worked as a dressmaker.

Death In 1953, Voroshilova was diagnosed with cancer. She continued to work, hiding her illness from her husband for a long time. She died at the age of 73 in April 1959.