[6] In parallel to her teaching career, Dimitrana Ivanova wrote articles on educational topics for professional journals such as Uchitel (Teacher) and Uchilischen Pregled (School Review).

On September 28, 1944, she was arrested by the new communist regime (People's Republic of Bulgaria) on suspicion of pro-German and pro-fascist sympathies due to her extensive contacts with Germany.

[17] She was actively involved in addressing issues related to the family, the roles of wives and mothers, and social protection for maternity and childhood.

[19] In the early 1920s, already an active and committed activist, she determined that a legal education could support her efforts and help advance the cause of women's equal rights.

[20][21] Dimitrana Ivanova started publishing and editing the monthly magazine The Woman (1929-1931), where she explored legal issues surrounding the subordinate status of women.

[24] She was a strong advocate for gender equality in education and for women's right to work as lawyers and judges.

Finally, after a lengthy fight, she became one of the first Bulgarian women to gain the right to work as a lawyer or a judge.

Moreover, in 1937, married, divorced, and widowed women over the age of 21 gained the right to vote in municipal elections, although they were not allowed to run for office.