Bulgarian Women's Union

The Bulgarian Women's Union (Bulgarian: Български женски съюз, 'Balgarski Zhenski Sayuz' \'b&l-gar-ski 'zhen-ski s&-'yuz\), was a women's rights organisation active in Bulgaria from 1901 to 1944.

In 1901, the organisation was founded by Kina Konova, Vela Blagoeva, Ekaterina Karavelova, Anna Karima and Julia Malinova. The organization was an umbrella organization of the 27 local women's organisations that had been established in Bulgaria since 1878. It was founded as a reply to the limitations of women's education and access to university studies in the 1890s, with the goal to further women's intellectual development and participation, arranged national congresses and used Zhenski glas as its organ. It was dissolved following the communist take over in Bulgaria in 1944.

Chairpersons
  1. 1901-1906: Anna Karima
  2. 1908-1910: Julia Malinova
  3. 1912-1926: Julia Malinova
  4. 1926-1944: Dimitrana Ivanova

References

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