14 Facts About Anna Karima

Anna Karima, nee Todora Velkova, was a Bulgarian writer, translator, editor, journalist, suffragist and women's rights activist.

Anna Karima was co-founder of the Bulgarian Women's Union, and served as its chairperson from 1901 to 1906.

Anna Karima was the daughter of wheat trader and revolutionary Todor Velkov.

Anna Karima debuted and became known as a writer in 1891.

From a young age, Karima devoted herself to writing and dramaturgy.

Anna Karima's plays, including Podhlyznase, Zaguben zhivot, and Nad zida, are performed on the stage of the National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria's premier theatrical institution.

Anna Karima is involved in public activism, advocating for women's equality in society.

Anna Karima founded the rival women's organization Ravnopravie and toured the country lecturing on women's rights reform.

Anna Karima played a key role in establishing a boarding school for orphans and an association for disabled individuals.

In 1917, Anna Karima became the editor of the newspaper Bulgarka, a women's press outlet.

Anna Karima was exiled for political reasons from 1921 to 1928.

Anna Karima maintained contact with the French communist Henri Barbusse, providing him with documents for the writing of his anti-fascist book Les Bourreaux, which she later translated and edited.

In 1930, Anna Karima became the editor of the newspaper Povik.

Anna Karima died on March 6,1949, in Sofia, Bulgaria.