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

1901-1906: Anna Karima
1908-1910: Julia Malinova
1912-1926: Julia Malinova
1926-1944: Dimitrana Ivanova

References

Francisca de Haan, Krasimira Daskalova & Anna Loutfi: Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Easterna and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th centuries Central European University Press, 2006

Suffrage

Basic topics	Women's suffrage Universal suffrage Voting age Youth suffrage Right of foreigners to vote Demeny voting Suffragette Compulsory voting Disfranchisement

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Events	Seneca Falls Convention Declaration of Sentiments 1907 Mud March Suffrage Hikes 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession Silent Sentinels Night of Terror "Give Us the Ballot" Selma to Montgomery marches First Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance Second Conference Third Conference Fourth Conference Fifth Conference Sixth Conference Seventh Conference Eighth Conference

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