Olena Pchilka
Olha Kosach Ольга Косач | |
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| Born | Olha Petrivna Drahomanova 29 June 1849 Hadiach, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 4 October 1930 (aged 81) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Pen name | Olena Pchilka |
| Occupation | writer, civil activist |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Exemplary Boarding School of Noble Maidens (Kyiv) |
| Spouse | Petro Kosach |
| Children | 7, including Larysa, Olha, and Izydora |
| Relatives | Mykhailo Drahomanov (brother) |
Olha Petrivna Kosach (née Drahomanova 29 June 1849 – 4 October 1930), better known by her pen name Olena Pchilka (Ukrainian: Олена Пчілка), was a Ukrainian publisher, writer, ethnographer, interpreter, and civil activist. She was the sister of Mykhailo Drahomanov and the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk, Mykhailo Kosach, Oksana Kosach-Shymanovska, Mykola Kosach, Izydora Kosach-Borysova and Yuriy Kosach.