Famous Women

Touran Mirhadi (1927-November 8, 2016) was an Iranian educator, researcher, and author. She was an expert in children’s books, established...

The first non-silent Iranian movie, The Lor Girl, was screened in 1933 in Tehran. Sedigheh Saminejad starred in the movie,...

Parvin E'tesami, a famous Iranian poetess, was born on March 16, 1907 in Tabriz, and died on April 5, 1941....

A study of Iran’s history reveals that women were able to break through different barriers and move forward in various...

Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi in an educated family. She was the daughter of Zulfikar...

For the first time 70 years ago, women received voting rights in France. Finland was also the first European country...

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindustani: )November, 16 1917 – October, 31 1984)  was the third Prime Minister of India...

In 1942, Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah became Iran's First Female Professor when she was awarded the chair of Russian Language and...

Algerian writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar passed away at the age of 78 in a hospital in Paris. Her body...

1788 United States (to stand for election) 1893 New Zealand (to vote) 1902 Australia 1906 Finland 1907 Norway (to stand...