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Anna Karima, née Todora Velkova (in Bulgarian: Анна Тодорова Велкова) (1871–1949), was a Bulgarian writer, translator, editor, journalist, suffragist and women's rights activist. She was co-founder of the Bulgarian Women's Union, and served as its chairperson from 1901 to 1906.
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Anna Karima, née Todora Velkova (in Bulgarian: Анна Тодорова Велкова) (1871–1949), was a Bulgarian writer, translator, editor, journalist, suffragist and women's rights activist. She was co-founder of the Bulgarian Women's Union, and served as its chairperson from 1901 to 1906.
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Biography Anna Karima was born in 1871 in Berdyansk, Ukraine. She was the daughter of wheat trader and revolutionary Todor Velkov (bg:Тодор Велков). She completed her secondary education in Sofia. In 1888, she married the socialist politician Yanko Sakazov, with whom she later separated. From this marriage, she had three children. She debuted and became known as a writer in 1891. From a young age, Karima devoted herself to writing and dramaturgy. She wrote short stories, narratives, and novels. Her first story, titled Obiknovenna istoria (in Bulgarian: Обикновена история, Ordinary Story), was published in 1891 in the magazine Den. Between 1892 and 1895, she served as well as the editor-in-chief of the Bulgarian magazine Pochivka. Her plays, including Podhlyznase (in Bulgarian: Подхлъзна се, She Stumbled), Zaguben zhivot (in Bulgarian: Загубен живот, A Lost Life), and Nad zida (in Bulgarian: Над зида, Above the Wall), are performed on the stage of the National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria's premier theatrical institution. Another of her plays, titled V Balkanak (in Russian: В Балканах, In the Balkans), was written in Russian and staged in Saint Petersburg. In 1894, the family moved to Sofia, where she became active in social reform. She is involved in…
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External links https://map.herstoryproject.eu/sofia/ – Interactive map of Sofia, Bulgaria, illustrating the lives of Bulgarian women who have made significant contributions to society, including Anna Karima.