Lidia Shishmanova (17 October 1866 – 7 February 1937) was a Ukrainian and Bulgarian writer, journalist, theatre and music critic, translator and social activist.
Having received an education including other Western European languages, as well as theatre and music, Lidia also travelled extensively with her parents.
[1] Shishmanova wrote for the French newspaper La Bulgarie for many years, promoting Bulgarian culture, literature and arts.
[1] Shishmanova was a member of the board of St Patrick’s Orphanage in Sofia, which was founded by Pierce O'Mahony for Bulgarian orphans and the victims of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising from Macedonia and Edirne.
Some of the reforms Shishmanova put forward in her articles were then picked up by Ivan Shishmanov during his tenure as Minister of Education in the Office of General Racho Petrov.